*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 212--- 1900; returned to Chicago and con- tinued on staff of Times-Herald; moved to Los Angeles in 1905 and engaged in brokerage business, which he has con- tinued to date, under firm name of John O. Knight & Co. Member Los Angeles Stock Exchange. KNIGHT, Thomas Fenton. Stocks, bonds and insurance. Res. 2665 Orchard ave.; office 433 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Alanthus Grove, Mo., April 23, 1882; son of Jesse and Elizabeth Frances Knight. Unmarried. Attended pub- lic schools of Cal., graduating from high school in Pasadena, Cal.; at- tended Medical College, Northwestern Univ., 1902-03. Reporter on staff of Chicago City Press Assn.; returned to Los Angeles, 1905; member edito- rial staff of Los Angeles Herald; later on staff of Los Angeles Examiner; associated with Jesse Knight under firm name of Jesse Knight & Son, 1907; widely known as growers and shippers of Cal. citrus fruits; assumed control of insurance dept. of Herron- Knight Co., 1909; associated with his brother under firm name of John O. Knight & Co., 1910, doing a general stock, bond and insurance business; this firm is a member of Los Angeles Stock Exchange, and agts. for Franklin Fire Insurance of Philadelphia, Pa. Member Alpha Chapter, Phi Rho Sigma fraternity. Protestant. KNOTT, William S. Lawyer. Res. Los Angeles; office Frost Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lebanon, Ky., Dec. 6, 1852; son of William T. and Marian B. (McElroy) Knott. Mar- ried to Lucy Pierce in 1882. Attended Lebanon Academy, 1869-70; read law under direction of Hon. J. Proctor Knott, 1871-73; admitted to the bar in Lebanon, Ky., June, 1873; engaged in practice in Macon, Mo., 1873-75; re- turned to Lebanon and practiced 1875- 87. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1887, and has since been engaged in active practice. Member of the firm of Kendrick & Knott, 1897-06; Kendrick, Knott & Ardis, 1906-10; prac- ticing alone to date. Democrat. KNOWLES, Erwin Lawrence. Stone contractor. Res. 947 Francisco st.; office 781 Lyon st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Oakland, Cal., August 7, 1883; son of Frederick Erwin and Jennie Allen (Staley) Knowles. At- tended public and private schools in Oakland, Cal.; Heald's Business College, San Francisco, Cal., 1903-1904. Served apprenticeship at stone- cutting at Raymond, Cal., 1898-1903; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1909, and engaged in stone contracting business at 781 Lyon st., which he has con- tinued to date under name of Raymond Stone Co.; doing all sorts of stone work from monuments to largest buildings; did stone work on the Los Angeles Times Bldg.; same on Merchants National Bank Bldg.; architect Times Memorial at Hollywood and many prominent mausoleums in city and vicinity. Member Union League and Gamut clubs; Chamber of Commerce; Builders' Exchange. Methodist. KNUDSEN, Augustus Francis. Lecturer. Res. Krotona court, Hollywood, Cal.; office same and Honolulu, H. I. Born in Kakaha, Hawaii, May 28, 1869; son of Valdemar and Annie (Sinclair) Knudsen. Married to Margaret Laura Russel in 1898; Attended Rev. Peter Mason's private school, Auckland, N. Z., 1880; studied in Vienna, Austria, 1881-82; Berlin, Germany, 1882-83; graduated from Chauncy Hall, Boston, Mass, 1887; attended Mass. Inst. of Technology, Boston, Mass., 1888-92. Mgr. Waiawa Ranch, Kanai Co., Hawaii, 1892-98; mgr. Knudsen Bros. (The Waiawa Ranch), Hawaii, 1898-1900; County Good Roads Commissioner, 1900-04; County supervisor, 1904-06; chairman Hawaiian Alaska-Yukon Exposition Commission at Seattle Exposition, 1908, 09; Kanai County Liquor Commission, 1910-13; pres. Little Farms Magazine Publishing Co., Los Angeles, Cal., 1912 to date; trustee Krotona Inst. of Theosophy, 1912 to date; founder Natl. Forward-to-the-Land League, 1912-13. Member firm of Knudsen Bros. Member Citizens' Guard of Hawaii during overthrow of monarchy, 1893-95; Hawaiian dele- gate Irrigation Congress, 1905, 1910; organizer Conservation Congress in Seattle, 1909; chairman Federal Commission for Hawaii, Alaska-Yukon Exposition, 1909. Member Technology Observatory, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii; fellow Theosophical Soc.; has filled many local offices. Member Hawaiian Republican, Honolulu Univ. and Honolulu Country clubs. Theosophist. KOEBIG, Adolf H. Consulting engineer. Res. 2118 Hobart blvd.; office 841 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Prussia, Germany, May 17, 1852; son of Christian Gallus and [Julia (Schmelcer) Koebig. Married to Helene Marie Keiffer in 1880.] *** end ***