John Gally Knight

John Gally Knight (c.1741 – 20 October 1804)^[1] was an English barrister who served in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1796.

He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldborough at a by-election in January 1784,^[2] and held the seat until the 1796 general election,^[1] which he did not contest.^[2]

He was born John Gally, but adopted the Knight name and arms on inheriting substantial properties from his mother Elizabeth, sole heiress of the Knight family of Warsop, Firbeck and elsewhere. He inherited Firbeck Hall in Rotherham, which served as his seat.

Henry Gally Knight, himself later an MP for Aldborough, was his grandson.

References

^ ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
^ ^a ^b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S.. ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 577. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Charles Mellish Sir Samuel B. Fludyer, Bt	Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1784–1796 With: Sir Samuel B. Fludyer, Bt 1781 – March 1784 Richard Pepper Arden 1784–1790 Trench Chiswell 1790–1797	Succeeded by Charles Duncombe Trench Chiswell

Persondata
Name	Gally Knight, John
Alternative names
Short description	English barrister and Member of Parliament
Date of birth	c. 1741
Place of birth
Date of death	20 October 1804
Place of death