Aloysius Leo Knott (May 12, 1829 – April 18, 1918) was an American politician, lawyer and educator from Maryland.

He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Baltimore's 2nd District in 1867 and from 1900 to 1901.

[1][2][3] He was descended from James Knott, an early settler of Charles County.

He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Baltimore's 2nd District in 1867.

[1] In 1885, president Grover Cleveland appointed Knott as second assistant Postmaster General.

In December 1886, governor Henry Lloyd offered Knott an appointment as judge.

Knott went on to serve again in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Baltimore's 2nd District from 1900 to 1901.

His office in the Calvert Building and his library of law books were lost in the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.

[3] On October 12, 1892, Knott spoke at the unveiling of the statue of Christopher Columbus at Druid Hill Park.

[2] Knott died from pneumonia following a cold on April 18, 1918, at the age of 79 or 89, at his apartment at Stafford Hotel in Baltimore.