Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet (30 January 1781 – 30 August 1864) was a

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politician. Knightley was the son of Reverend Charles Knightley and Elizabeth née Boulton. In 1813, he married Selina Mary Hervey, daughter of Felton Lionel Hervey and Selina Mary née Elwill, and they had at least two children: Sophia Selina Knightley (died 1886), and

Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (22 October 1819 – 19 December 1895), known as Sir Rainald Knightley, 3rd Baronet, from 1864 to 1892, was a British Conservative Party politician. Origins Knightley was the son of Sir Charles Knightley ...

(1819–1895). Knightley was first elected Conservative MP for

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at the 1835 general election and held the seat until 1852, when he did not seek re-election. He was an excellent horseman and consummate trainer, using the

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for jumping practice.Riding Recollections
5th ed. by G. J. Whyte-Melville. Page 169. Accessed 5 September 2022. He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Fawsley in 1812 upon the death of his uncle, Sir John Knightley, 1st Baronet. Upon his own death in 1864, the title was inherited by his son, Rainald.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knightley, Charles Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 1781 births 1864 deaths