Historedia
Person

John Knowles

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1771

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Knowles, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Origins of Sommersett's Case

    1771

    Role: Ship Captain

    1. 1771 · Court of King's BenchHabeas Corpus Application

      Friends filed a habeas corpus application with the Court of King's Bench to challenge Somerset's imprisonment.

    2. November 1771 · LondonKidnapping and Impoundment

      Somerset was kidnapped in November 1771 and forced aboard the Ann and Mary for transport to Jamaica.

Sources

  1. James Somerset Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-11