▁a ▁C raw ford ▁Republican , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁as ▁an ▁Anti - Jack son ian , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig , ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁to ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁he ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁to ▁Aud it ▁and ▁Control ▁the ▁Cont ing ent ▁Exp enses ▁( Tw enty - second , ▁Tw enty - third ▁and ▁Tw enty - six th ▁Congress es ) ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Man ufact ures ▁( Tw enty - four th ▁Congress ). ▁Knight ▁retired ▁from ▁public ▁life ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Prov idence ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ; ▁inter ment ▁was ▁in ▁Grace ▁Church ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Ne hem iah ▁R ice ▁Knight ' s ▁father , ▁Ne hem iah ▁Knight , ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 8 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 5 4 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁sen ators ▁from ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode