Edwin T. McKnight (1869–1935) was a politician who served on the Boston City Council, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives; and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.

[3][1][5] McKnight was born on October 11, 1869, in Kings County, New Brunswick.

[4] McKnight attended Fredericton, N. B.

Normal School; the University of New Brunswick, and Harvard Law School[3]