William Henry Knight

Background

Knight, William Henry was born on April 19, 1835 in Harmony, New York, United States. Son of William and Laura (Jones) Knight.

Education

Educated Jamestown (New York) Academy, 1848-1851.

Career

Compiled Bancroft’s Handbook of the Pacific States, 1862-1863-1864, Bancroft’s Map of the Pacific States, 1863. Manager Bancroft’s publishing department, San Francisco, 1864-1869. Engaged in business, 1870-1896.

Writer and lecturer on astronomical and other scientific subjects.

President Southern California Academy Sciences, 1894-1897, and 1899-1902. Editorial writer, Los Angeles Times, 1905.

Home: Los Angeles, California.

Achievements

• William Henry Knight has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Ella J. Waters, June 4, 1868.