Hillsborough County FlArchives Biographies.....Knight, William C. October 6, 1877 - 
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Source: Vol. II  pg.101  The Lewis Publishing Co. 1923
Author: History of Florida, Past and Present 

        WILLIAM C. KNIGHT by reason of his long experience and his connection
with one of the largest corporations is one of the most widely known insurance
men of the Southeast. For many years he covered a territory embracing nearly
all the middle and Southeastern states, but for some years past has been
established at Tampa, from which city he directs a growing and prosperous
business in insurance.
	He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, October 6, 1877, son of THOMAS and
SARAH (BUTLER) KNIGHT, the former a native of South Carolina and the latter of
Tennessee, both of whom spent their last years in Georgia. WILLIAM C. KNIGHT,
fifth in a family of six children, was reared and educated in Atlanta, and at
the age of eighteen entered the service of the J. M. High Company of Atlanta.
He spent eight years with that organization, and in 1904, began what has proved
a consecutive service of nearly twenty years with the Fidelity and Casualty
Company of New York. For fifteen years he was traveling representative of the
company, covering the thirteen states of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. His headquarters at different times were in
Buffalo, Rochester and New York City, Louisville, Nashville, Atlanta and
Jacksonville. In 1917 Mr. Knight located at Tampa, and then restricted the
field of his operations to the Tampa District. His offices are in the Citizens
Bank Building. In addition to the Fidelity and Casualty Company he represents
the American Surety Company of New York and several fire companies and handles
a general business in casualty, fire insurance and bonding.
	In 1901 Mr. Knight married Miss ZEE BROOKS, of Atlanta, but a native of 
Mississippi and daughter of AARON and MARY BROOKS. Mr. and Mrs. Knight have 
three children, LILLIAN DOROTHY, HETTIE IRENE and SARAH ELIZABETH. Mr. Knight 
is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner, Knight of Pythias, 
is a member of the Palmacena Golf Club, the Civitan Club of Tampa, the Baptist 
Church and is a democrat in politics. During the Spanish-American war he was a 
member of the National Guard, and was a member of the Home Guards during the 
World war. He is a charter and a life member of the Burns Club of Atlanta.

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