Robert Knollys (MP)
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Sir Robert Knollys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1614 and 1629.
Knollys was the son of Richard Knollys of Rotherfield Greys, Berkshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 13 May 1603, aged 15. He was knighted on 12 January 1613. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Abingdon
. He was elected MP for Berkshire
in 1621. In 1624 he was elected MP for Abingdon again, and was re-elected in 1625 and1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Wallingford
and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Knollys died at the age of about 70 and was buried on 26 June 1659.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1614 and 1629.
Knollys was the son of Richard Knollys of Rotherfield Greys, Berkshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 13 May 1603, aged 15. He was knighted on 12 January 1613. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Abingdon
Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983...
. He was elected MP for Berkshire
Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
in 1621. In 1624 he was elected MP for Abingdon again, and was re-elected in 1625 and1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Wallingford
Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency)
Wallingford was a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was a parliamentary borough created in 1295, centred on the market town Wallingford in Berkshire . It used to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons; this was cut to one in 1832, and...
and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Knollys died at the age of about 70 and was buried on 26 June 1659.