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Frederick Knight | |
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| Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire | |
| In office 1841–1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1812 |
| Died | 3 May 1897 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Maria Gibbs (m. 1850) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | George Allanson-Winn (grandfather) Eric Ayshford Knight (nephew) |
| Military career | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry 1st Battalion Worcestershire Rifle Volunteers |
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Colonel Sir Frederick Winn Knight KCB (9 May 1812 – 3 May 1897) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1885.
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.1306, pedigree of Rouse-Boughton-Knight of Downton Castle, 1st quarter. Blazoned similarly for their cousins Knight of Wolverley, Worcestershire, in: Victoria County History, Worcestershire, Vol.3, 1913, Parishes: Wolverley, pp.567-573 as: Argent, three pales gules in a bordure engrailed azure on a quarter gules a spur or (Victoria County History, Worcestershire, Vol.3, 1913, Parishes: Wolverley, pp.567-573)