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456 JOHN PEAKE KNIGHT. [Obituary. JOHN PEAKE KNIGHT was born in Nottingham on the 13th of January, 1828, and was educated at the local Grammar School, the Rev. W. Butler being then head master. He left school in 1841, and commenced his business life in the Parcel- and Telegraph-Offices of the Rlidland Railway a t Derby Station, where his elder brothers, William and Sam, were likewise then employed. He was also for a short time engaged with Mr. Peter Clarke on the York and NorthMidland line at York Station, acting in thecapacity of privatesecretarytothatgentleman...

  • Keywords: OBITUARIES
  • Document Type: Obituary
  • DOI: 10.1680/imotp.1887.21323
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