Henry Knollys (''c'' 1689 – 1747), of Grove Place,

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, Hampshire, was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1722 to 1734. Knollys was the eldest son of Francis Knollys of Grove Place and his wife Margaret Fleming, daughter of Edward Fleming of North Stoneham, Hampshire. His father died in 1701 and he succeeded to his estate. He matriculated at

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on 17 October 1704, aged 15 and was admitted at

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in 1705. He was sent down from Oxford in 1707 for ‘being disobedient, and insulting, and very abusive to the society’ but was re-admitted the next year. He was

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for the year 1716 to 1717. At the

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, Knollys was returned as

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for St Ives on the Powlett interest. He voted with the Administration in every recorded division. He was returned for St Ives at the 1727 British general election but did not stand in 1734. Knollys died in early 1747, leaving one son, Thomas.

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1689 births Year of birth uncertain 1747 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for St Ives British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub