Chauncey L. Knapp

Chauncey Langdon Knapp
Chauncey L. Knapp, Congressman from Massachusetts. 1859.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byTappan Wentworth
Succeeded byCharles R. Train
Secretary of State of Vermont
In office
1836–1841
GovernorSilas H. Jennison
Preceded byTimothy Merrill
Succeeded byJames McMillan Shafter
Personal details
Born(1809-02-26)February 26, 1809
Berlin, Vermont
DiedMay 31, 1898(1898-05-31) (aged 89)
Lowell, Massachusetts
Political partyAnti-Masonic Party
Liberty Party
American Party
Republican Party
SpouseFanny Carter
ProfessionNewspaper editor

Chauncey Langdon Knapp (February 26, 1809 – May 31, 1898) was an American newspaperman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1859.