Thomas E. Knight | |
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| 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 | Albert A. Carmichael |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 19, 1898 Greensboro, Alabama |
| Died | May 17, 1937 (aged 38) Montgomery, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
| 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; as the Attorney General, he also represented the State before the United States Supreme Court in the three cases stemming from the trials: Powell v. Alabama, in 1932; and Norris v. Alabama and Patterson v. Alabama, both in 1935.[1]
Knight died suddenly on May 17, 1937, in Montgomery, Alabama, due to complications from kidney and liver conditions.[2]
