Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet (c. 1674 – 3 April 1730)
was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons of England
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from 1702 to 1705 and in the
House of Commons of Great Britain
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variously between 1713 and 1730.
Biography
Knatchbull was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Baronet and his wife Mary Dering, daughter of
Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet.
In 1702, Knatchbull was elected
Member of Parliament for
Rochester and held the seat to 1705. In 1712, he succeeded his father in the
baronetcy
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.
[ In 1713, he was elected MP for ]Kent
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and represented the constituency until 1715. He was elected MP for Kent again in 1722 and held the seat until 1727. In the following year, he was returned for Lostwithiel
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, a seat he held until his death on 3 April 1730.
Knatchbull married Alice Wyndham, daughter of Colonel John Wyndham and sister of Thomas Wyndham, 1st Baron Wyndham before 1698. They had eight children, three daughters and five sons.[ Knatchbull died at ]Golden Square
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in Middlesex
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and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Baronet. His second son Edward
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
sat in the Irish House of Commons
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and became later the 7th Baronet.
References
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1670s births
1730 deaths
Edward
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
Baronets in the Baronetage of England
British MPs 1713–1715
British MPs 1722–1727
British MPs 1727–1734
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
English MPs 1702–1705
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Lostwithiel