Thomas E. Knight

Thomas E. Knight


13th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office January 14, 1935 – May 17, 1937
Governor	Bibb Graves
Preceded by	Hugh D. Merrill
Succeeded by	Albert A. Carmichael
29th Attorney General of Alabama
In office January 19, 1931 – January 14, 1935
Governor	Benjamin M. Miller
Preceded by	Charlie C. McCall
Succeeded by	A. A. Carmichael
Personal details
Born	(1898-06-19)June 19, 1898 Greensboro, Alabama
Died	May 17, 1937(1937-05-17) (aged 38)
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Attorney

Thomas E. Knight, Jr. (June 19, 1898 – May 17, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1935 to 1937, as well as the 19th Attorney General of Alabama from 1931 to 1935. He was a native of Greensboro, Alabama.

Knight was the prosecutor in the Scottsboro trials in the 1930s. He represented Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, who were wrongly accusing nine black boys of rape.

Popular culture

Knight was portrayed by actor Bill Sage in the 2006 movie Heavens Fall, opposing Timothy Hutton, starring as Scottsboro Boys defense attorney Samuel Leibowitz.

Knight was portrayed by actor Ken Kercheval in the 1976 TV movie Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys.

External links

Biography by the Alabama Department of Archives & History
Biography by UMKC School of Law

Legal offices
Preceded by Charlie C. McCall	Attorney General of Alabama 1931–1935	Succeeded by A. A. Carmichael
Political offices
Preceded by Hugh D. Merrill	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama 1935–1937	Succeeded by Albert A. Carmichael

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Alabama

Governors	W. Bibb T. Bibb Pickens Murphy G. Moore S. Moore Gayle Clay McVay Bagby Fitzpatrick Martin Chapman Collier Winston A. Moore Shorter Watts Parsons Patton Swayne Smith Lindsay Lewis Houston Cobb E. A. O'Neal Seay T. Jones Oates Johnston Samford Jelks Comer E. O'Neal Henderson Kilby Brandon Graves Miller Graves Dixon Sparks Folsom Sr. Persons Folsom Sr. Patterson G. Wallace L. Wallace Brewer G. Wallace James G. Wallace Hunt Folsom Jr. James Siegelman Riley Bentley

Lieutenant Governors	Applegate Moren McKinstry Ligon Cunningham Gray Seed Kilby Miller McDowell Davis Merrill Knight Carmichael Ellis Inzer Allen Hardwick Boutwell Allen Brewer Beasley McMillan B. Baxley Folsom Siegelman Windom L. Baxley Folsom Ivey

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