| Benjamin Knight | |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1836 |
| Birth Place: | Mansfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| State Senate: | California |
| District: | 6th |
| Term: | January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 |
| Preceded: | William J. Hill |
| Succeeded: | Archibald Yell |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Lydia A. Killey |
| Children: | 3 |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
| Unit: | 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment |
| Rank: | Corporal |
Benjamin A. Knight (October 16, 1836 – June 2, 1905) served in the California State Senate for the 6th district from 1883 to 1887.[1] During the American Civil War, he joined Company I, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army, and served twenty-one months, where he became a corporal.[2] [3]