Background
Knight, Thomas Edmund was born on October 13, 1868 in Greensboro, Alabama, United States. Son of William Newton and Eva (Hoppel) Knight.
Knight, Thomas Edmund was born on October 13, 1868 in Greensboro, Alabama, United States. Son of William Newton and Eva (Hoppel) Knight.
Bachelor of Arts, Southern University, Greensboro, 1887. Bachelor of Laws, University of Alabama, 1888. Doctor of Laws, Birmingham-Southern College, 1935.
Admitted to Alabama Barometer, 1888. Practiced at Selma, 1888-1926. Member Alabama House of Representatives, 1892-1895.
Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1926-1931.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama since 1931. Chairman State Board of Examiners on Admission to the Bar in Alabama, 1916-1926.
Member Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Mason, Knights of Pythias.
Married Rebecca Williams, June 7, 1895. Children: Thomas Edmund, Rebecca (Mistress James East. Odum).