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- ↑ United States Public Records
- ↑ "List of mayors of Norwalk, 1913 – present" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved on 2010-03-10.
- ↑ "Elections for Mayor or First Selectman in Connecticut – Tuesday, November 8, 2005" (PDF). Retrieved on 2010-03-10.
- ↑ "Burton Knopp, 93 – WestportNow.com – Westport, Connecticut". WestportNow.com. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ↑ "Debate: Alex Knopp and Randall Avery – Norwalk Plus calendar". Norwalkplus.com. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ↑ Archived December 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Alex A. Knopp | Yale Law School". Law.yale.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ↑ Connecticut Marriage Index
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