Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet

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Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet (c. 1760 – 1 September 1819) was a British politician.

The son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet and Grace Legge, he was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1777. In 1810, he received a Doctor of Civil Laws by the University of Oxford. Having been Sheriff of Kent in 1785, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1789. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kent from 1790 to 1802 and from 1806 to 1819.

In July 1780, he married firstly, Mary Hugessen, daughter of William Western Hugessen. On 4 June 1785, Knatchbull married secondly Frances Graham, daughter of John Graham and on 13 April 1801, thirdly Mary Hawkins, daughter of Thomas Hawkins in St George's Church in London. He had one son by his first wife and one son, Edward Knatchbull, by his second wife. By his third wife he had also a son and a daughter.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Filmer Honywood Charles Marsham	Member of Parliament for Kent with Filmer Honywood 1790-1796 Sir William Geary 1796-1802 1790–1802	Succeeded by Sir William Geary Filmer Honywood
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Filmer Honywood Sir William Geary	Member of Parliament for Kent with William Honywood 1806-1812 Sir William Geary 1812-1818 William Philip Honywood 1818-1819 1806–1819	Succeeded by William Philip Honywood Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Edward Knatchbull	Baronet (of Mersham Hatch) 1789–1819	Succeeded by Edward Knatchbull