Biography

07/01/1840 - 08/23/1910

KNOWLAND, John F., a Representative from Allegheny County; born, July 1, 1840 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; railroader; speculator; elected, common council, Pittsburgh; jury commissioner, Allegheny County; elected, school director; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican in 1880; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1882); cattle ordinance officer (3 years); police sergeant, Pittsburgh (1895-1910); died, August 23, 1910 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interred, Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.