Knowles Baronets

Knowles Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Knowles, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.

The Knowles Baronetcy, of Lovell Hill in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 31 October 1765 for Charles Knowles, Admiral of the White, Rear-Admiral of Great Britain, Governor of Jamaica and Member of Parliament for Gatton. He was a descendant of Charles Knollys, titular fourth Earl of Banbury (see also Knollys family). The second Baronet was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. The third Baronet was a mathematician and Fellow of the Royal Society. The fourth Baronet was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. The fifth Baronet was a prehistorian. The sixth Baronet was Professor of Comparative Endocrinology at the University of Birmingham and Professor of Anatomy at King's College London.

The Knowles Baronetcy, of Westwood in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 December 1903 for Lees Knowles, Conservative Member of Parliament for Salford West from 1886 to 1906. The title became extinct on his death in 1928.

Knowles Baronets, of Lovell Hill (1765)

*Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet (1704-1777)
*Sir Charles Henry Knowles, 2nd Baronet (1754-1831)
*Sir Francis Charles Knowles, 3rd Baronet (1802-1892)
*Sir Charles George Frederick Knowles, 4th Baronet (1832-1918)
*Sir Francis Howe Seymour Knowles, 5th Baronet (1886-1953)
*Sir Francis Gerald William Knowles, 6th Baronet (1915-1974)
*Sir Charles Francis Knowles, 7th Baronet (b. 1951)

Knowles Baronets, of Westwood (1903)

*Sir Lees Knowles, 1st Baronet (1857-1928)

ee also

*Earl of Banbury
*Viscount Knollys
*Knollys family

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]


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