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'''Benjamin Knight''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14365008/benjamin-a-knight 1836-1905]) was a native of Connecticut who came to Santa Cruz as a medical doctor in the early 1870s. He served a term as a state senator, and became the owner of "Knight's Opera House" not long after its 1877 construction, after entrepreneur/con man [[Smith, A. B.|"Budd" Smith]] skipped out on the construction debts. | '''Benjamin Knight''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14365008/benjamin-a-knight 1836-1905]) was a native of Connecticut who came to Santa Cruz as a medical doctor in the early 1870s. He served a term as a state senator, and became the owner of "Knight's Opera House" not long after its 1877 construction, after entrepreneur/con man [[Smith, A. B.|"Budd" Smith]] skipped out on the construction debts. | ||
* [[History Pages: 35 - Gentrification: Downtown Santa Cruz in the 1870s]] | * [[History Pages: 35 - Gentrification: Downtown Santa Cruz in the 1870s]] | ||
| + | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Three, entry (6), page 58; entry (9), page 59 | ||
Son Benjamin K. Knight ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22984125/benjamin-killey-knight 1874-1947]) became County District Attorney and a judge. Knight Street behind the [[Town Clock]] was named for the family. | Son Benjamin K. Knight ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22984125/benjamin-killey-knight 1874-1947]) became County District Attorney and a judge. Knight Street behind the [[Town Clock]] was named for the family. | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 7 August 2023
Benjamin Knight (1836-1905) was a native of Connecticut who came to Santa Cruz as a medical doctor in the early 1870s. He served a term as a state senator, and became the owner of "Knight's Opera House" not long after its 1877 construction, after entrepreneur/con man "Budd" Smith skipped out on the construction debts.
- History Pages: 35 - Gentrification: Downtown Santa Cruz in the 1870s
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Three, entry (6), page 58; entry (9), page 59
Son Benjamin K. Knight (1874-1947) became County District Attorney and a judge. Knight Street behind the Town Clock was named for the family.
