Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet

The Right Honourable Sir Edward Knatchbull Bt
Member of Parliament for Armagh Borough
In office 1727–1760
Personal details
Born	12 December 1704
Died	21 November 1789 (aged 84)
Spouse(s)	Grace Legge
Parents	Sir Edward Knatchbull Alice Wyndham

Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet (12 December 1704 – 21 November 1789)^[1] was an Irish politician.

He was the third son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet and Alice Wyndham, daughter of Colonel John Wyndham.^[2] In 1763, he succeeded his nephew Wyndham as baronet.^[3] Knatchbull was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Armagh Borough in the Irish House of Commons from 1727 until 1760.^[4]

Knatchbull married Grace Legge, second daughter of William Legge.^[5] They had five daughters and three sons.^[5] He died, aged 84, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son Edward.^[6]

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 11 April 2009.
2. "ThePeerage - Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Bt". Retrieved 24 January 2009.
3. 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. p. 403.
4. "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 11 April 2009.
5. Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. I (fifth ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 158.
6. Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 46–47.