Representative Robert McCarty Knapp

Robert McCarty Knapp (born April 21, 1831) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. He represented Illinois’s 11th Congressional District and served as a federal legislator during the 1870s, a period of post–Civil War reconstruction and political realignment in the United States.

Knapp served as a Representative from December 1, 1873, to March 3, 1879. Over the course of his tenure, he completed two terms in Congress, reflecting sustained support from his constituents in the 11th District of Illinois. Serving as a Democrat, he participated in the national legislative process during a time of significant debate over the direction of federal policy and governance following the Civil War.

Robert McCarty Knapp left office as a former member of Congress after March 3, 1879. While details of his committee assignments, subsequent career, and personal life are not provided in the available record, his service as a two-term Representative from Illinois situates him among the historical members of the U.S. House of Representatives during the late nineteenth century.