Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet
Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet (22 May 1758 – 1 September 1819)[1] was a British politician and baronet.
Background
He was the only surviving son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet and his wife Grace Legge, second daughter of William Legge.[2] In 1789, he succeeded his father as baronet.[3] Knatchbull was educated at Tunbridge and Winchester School.[4] He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1777 and received a Doctorate of Civil Law by the University of Oxford in 1810.[5]
Career
Knatchbull was High Sheriff of Kent in 1785.[6] He entered the British House of Commons in 1790, sitting for Kent until 1802.[7] He represented the constituency as Member of Parliament (MP) again from 1806 until his death in 1819.[7]
Family
In July 1780, he married firstly Mary Hugessen, daughter of William Western Hugessen, and had by her a son and two daughters.[8] She died in 1784 and Knatchbull married secondly Frances Graham, daughter of John Graham on 2 June 1785.[9] They had nine children, five sons and four daughters.[3] After her death in 1799, Knatchbull married finally Mary Hawkins, daughter of Thomas Hawkins at St George's, Hanover Square on 13 April 1801.[5] By his third wife he had seven children.[3]
Knatchbull died aged 61, after a short illness, at his son's house at Provender, Kent and was buried in Mersham.[4] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Edward.[8] A younger son was probably John Knatchbull, a naval captain and convict found guilty of murder in 1844; who was one of the earliest to raise in a British court the plea of moral insanity (unsuccessfully).[10]
References
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kent 1790 – 1801 With: Filmer Honywood 1790–1796 Sir William Geary, Bt 1796–1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
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Member of Parliament for Kent 1801 – 1802 With: Sir William Geary, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir William Geary, Bt Filmer Honywood |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kent 1806 – 1819 With: William Honywood 1806–1812 Sir William Geary, Bt 1812–1818 William Philip Honywood 1818–1819 |
Succeeded by William Philip Honywood Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by | Baronet (of Mersham Hatch) 1789–1819 |
Succeeded by Edward Knatchbull |
- Use dmy dates from January 2012
- 1758 births
- 1819 deaths
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
- British MPs 1790–96
- British MPs 1796–1800
- High Sheriffs of Kent
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- People educated at Winchester College
- UK MPs 1801–02
- UK MPs 1806–07
- UK MPs 1807–12
- UK MPs 1812–18
- UK MPs 1818–20
