Hosea M. Knowlton

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Hosea Morrill Knowlton (May 20, 1847 – December 19, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician. After short stints in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court, he served as district attorney in Bristol County, Massachusetts, and was the subject of national attention in 1893 as lead prosecutor in the case of Lizzie Borden, who was tried and acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother. He later served as Massachusetts attorney general.

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