Thomas McKnight (March 10, 1787 – December 1, 1865) was an American pioneer, businessman, and politician who settled in Dubuque, Iowa. Born in Augusta County, Virginia, McKnight was a merchant in Nashville, Tennessee and then in St. Louis, Missouri. While in St. Louis, McKnight was president of a bank and served on the St. Louis City Council in 1822. He then moved to Galena, Illinois, where he was involved in the lead mining industry. In 1838, McKnight was appointed land receiver for the United States Land Office for the Galena mining district. Eventually, he moved to Dubuque County, in the Iowa District of Wisconsin Territory. McKnight served in the first Wisconsin Territorial Council (upper house) of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature [at the same time as the Thomas McKnight from Mine
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