Manning M. Knapp (June 7, 1825 – January 26, 1892) was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1889 to 1892.
Knapp was born in Newton, New Jersey, where he studied law in the office of Robert Hamilton. In 1846, he began practice in Hackensack and was made a counsellor in 1850. He was married in 1850 to Anna Mattison and they resided in Hackensack.
Knapp was initially appointed to act as prosecutor for the state and in 1851 Governor
George Franklin Fort
George Franklin Fort (June 30, 1809 – April 22, 1872) was a physician, politician, judge, and a Democrat who served as the 16th governor of New Jersey from 1851 to 1854.
Biography
He was born near Pemberton, New Jersey. He graduated from the U ...
appointed him for a full term after which he remained the position in successive appointments until 1861.
In 1875, when
Joseph D. Bedle
Joseph Dorsett Bedle, Sr. (January 5, 1831 – October 21, 1894) was an American attorney, jurist, and Democratic Party politician who served as the 23rd governor of New Jersey from 1875 to 1878.
Early life
Joseph Dorsett Bedle was born in Midd ...
was elected governor, he appointed Knapp as his successor on the bench of the Supreme Court, his judicial district covering the counties of Hudson, Bergen and Passaic. Hudson County was made a separate district at which he continued until his sudden death on January 26, 1892 while presiding over the court in
Jersey City
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.
Courts of New Jersey Courts of New Jersey include:
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*New Jersey Supreme Court (previously the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals)
**New Jersey Superior Court (including the Appellate Division; 15 vicinages)
** New Jersey Tax Court
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