Sir John Knatchbull, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Knatchbull, 2nd Baronet (c. 1636 – 15 December 1696)[1] was an English politician and baronet.
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[edit] Background
He was the oldest son of Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet and his first wife Dorothy Westrow, daughter of Thomas Westrow.[2] In 1685, he succeeded his father as baronet.[3] Knatchbull was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and matriculated in 1652.[4] He was then called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1655.[3]
[edit] Career
He entered the English House of Commons in 1660 and sat for New Romney together with his father until the following year.[5] Between 1685 and 1695, Knatchbull represented Kent as Member of Parliament.[6] In 1690, he was appointed Commissioner to the Lord Privy Seal, an office he held for the next two years.[7]
[edit] Family
On 17 January 1659, he married Jane Monins, daughter of Sir Edward Monins, 2nd Baronet,[8] and had by her nine daughters and three sons.[3] Knatchbull died aged sixty and was buried in Mersham Hatch in Kent.[2] His sons having all predeceased him, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Thomas.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsK.htm. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ a b c Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson. ed. The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. I. London: Thomas Wotton. pp. 402.
- ^ a b c Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D. W. Hayton, ed. (2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715. vol. IV. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 572–573.
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Knatchbull, John". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, New Romney". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ncommons2.htm. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Kent". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Kcommons1.htm. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Rolls of the Official Personal of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longman's. pp. 147.
- ^ "ThePeerage - Sir John Knatchbull, 2nd Bt". http://www.thepeerage.com/p14825.htm#i148247. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rump Parliament |
Member of Parliament for New Romney 1660–1661 With: Sir Norton Knatchbull, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir Norton Knatchbull, Bt Charles Berkeley |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Dering Sir Vere Fane |
Member of Parliament for Kent 1685–1695 With: Sir William Twysden 1685–1689 Sir Vere Fane 1689–1691 Sir Thomas Roberts 1691–1695 |
Succeeded by Philip Sydney Sir Thomas Roberts |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Norton Knatchbull |
Baronet (of Mersham Hatch) 1685–1696 |
Succeeded by Thomas Knatchbull |
