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Richard Knollys (c. 1548–1596) was an English Member of Parliament.

Life

He was the 5th son of Sir Francis Knollys and the brother of Edward, Francis, Robert, William and Henry Knollys, who were all MPs. He entered the Middle Temple in 1571.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wallingford in 1584 and 1586, and for Northampton in 1589.

He married Joan, the daughter of John Heigham of Gifford, Suffolk and had 3 sons and 2 daughters. His second son, Robert, was also an MP.

Ancestry

References

1. http://thepeerage.com/p34149.htm#i341490 gives 1552 as the year of his birth.
2. "KNOLLYS, Richard (c.1548-96), of Stanford in the Vale, Berks". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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