| Authorised form of name | Knatchbull; Sir; Edward (1781 - 1849) |
| Dates | 1781 - 1849 |
| Date of birth | 20 December 1781 |
| Date of death | 24 May 1849 |
| Activity | Education:
Christchurch College, Oxford
Career:
Admitted to Lincoln's Inn (1803); MP for Kent (1819-1831); MP for East Kent (1832-1845); Privy Councillor (1834); Paymaster General to the Forces (1834-1835 and 1841-1845)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/05/1802 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Bart; succeeded to the Baronetcy (1819).
Married: 1) 25 August 1806 Annabella Christiana daughter of Sir John Honywood (died 04 April 1814); 2) (24 October 1820) Fanny Catherine, daughter of Edward Knight of Godmersham Park, Kent |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/13053119 |
| Code | NA7427 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1802/02 | Knatchbull, Sir Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/181 | Letter from Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society, Bernard Street, to Rev. Henry Bellenden | 11 December 1829 |
| MC/1/183 | Letter from [Sir Edward] Knatchbull, Mersham Hatch, to the Royal Society | 13 December 1829 |
| MC/1/187 | Letter from Davies Gilbert, President of the Royal Society, East Bourne, to the Royal Society | 14 January 1830 |
| MC/1/180 | Letter from [Sir Edward] Knatchbull, Mersham Hatch, to the Royal Society | 2 December 1829 |
| MC/1/258 | Letter from [Rev. Henry Bellenden], Lincoln's Inn, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society, Bernard Street, Russell Square | 12 November 1830 |
| MC/1/298 | Letter from [Sir Edward] Knatchbull, 30 Great George Street, to Davies Gilbert | 31 March 1831 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |