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

He was the third son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet
Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet
Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1702 to 1705 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain variously between 1713 and 1730....

 and Alice Wyndham, daughter of Colonel John Wyndham. In 1763, he succeeded his nephew Wyndham
Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Baronet
Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Baronet was a British baronet and Whig politician.Born in Golden Square in Middlesex, he was the only son of Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 5th Baronet and his wife Catharine, daughter of James Harris. In 1749, aged only twelve, Knatchbull-Wyndham succeeded his...

 as baronet. Knatchbull was a Member of Parliament
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A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MP) for Armagh Borough
Armagh Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Armagh Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.-History:This constituency was the borough of Armagh in County Armagh....

 in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...

 from 1727 until 1760.

Knatchbull married Grace Legge, second daughter of William Legge. They had five daughters and three sons. He died, aged 84, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son Edward
Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet
Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet was a British politician and baronet.-Background:He was the only surviving son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet and his wife Grace Legge, second daughter of William Legge. In 1789, he succeeded his father as baronet. Knatchbull was educated at Tunbridge and...

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