Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet

Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet (30 January 1781 – 30 August 1864)[1][2] was a British Conservative politician.[3][4][5]

Sir Charles Knightley
Bt
Member of Parliament
for South Northamptonshire
In office
10 January 1835 – 19 July 1852
Preceded byJohn Spencer
William Ralph Cartwright
Succeeded byRichard Howard-Vyse
Rainald Knightley
Personal details
Born30 January 1781
Died30 August 1864(1864-08-30) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Selina Mary Hervey
​
(m. 1813)​
ChildrenTwo, including Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley
RelativesSir John Knightley, 1st Baronet (uncle)

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 (1819–1895).[5]

Knightley was first elected Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire at the 1835 general election and held the seat until 1852, when he did not seek re-election.[3][6]

He was an excellent horseman and consummate trainer, using the Pytchley Hunt for jumping practice.[7]

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.[2][5]

References
  1. Rayment, Leigh (12 June 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "N"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Rayment, Leigh (30 October 2018). "The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Baronets beginning with "K"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 232–233. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  4. "POLLS FOR COUNTY ELECTIONS.". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 18 July 1836. col. 302–305.
  5. Lundy, Darryl (26 June 2007). "Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 433. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  7. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. by G. J. Whyte-Melville. Page 169. Accessed 5 September 2022.
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