Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen
Herbert Thomas Knatchbull-Hugessen (1 December 1835 – 15 May 1922)[1] was a British Conservative politician.
Born at Mersham Hatch, he was the fourth son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet and his second wife Fanny Catherine Knight, niece of author Jane Austen and eldest daughter of Edward Austen-Knight.[2] His older brother was Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne.[2] Knatchbull-Hugessen was educated at Eton College and then at Trinity College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1859.<ref name = Who'sWho>Who is Who 1914. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1914. p. 1179.</ref> He entered the British House of Commons in 1885, sitting for Faversham until 1895.[1]
On 20 September 1883, he married Elizabeth Lewis Burton, daughter of Moses Burton, and had by her eight children, six sons and two daughters.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Faversham". Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- 1 2 Debrett, John (1886). Robert Henry Mair, ed. Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 82.
- ↑ "ThePeerage - Herbert Thomas Knatchbull-Hugessen". Retrieved 4 December 2006.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Faversham 1885 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Frederic Gorell Barnes |