▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : Events ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 s ▁in ▁Amsterdam <0x0A> </s> ▁Ne hem iah ▁R ice ▁Knight ▁( Dec ember ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 0 A pril ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 ) ▁was ▁Governor ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁and ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁from ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁C ran ston , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁common ▁schools . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ; ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Prov idence ▁and ▁was ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁and ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁circuit ▁court ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁collect or ▁of ▁custom s ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁period . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁nin th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Roger ▁Williams ▁Bank ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁Knight ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁as ▁a ▁Democratic - Rep ublic an ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁James ▁B urr ill , ▁Jr .; ▁he ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁as