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The Right Honourable
Sir William Knighton
Bt GCH
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office
1822–1830
MonarchGeorge IV
Preceded byLt. Gen. Sir Benjamin Bloomfield
Succeeded byLt. Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor
Personal details
Born1776
Bere Ferrers, England, UK
Died11 October 1836
London, England, UK
Resting placeKensal Green Cemetery
SpouseDorothea Knighton
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews and University of Edinburgh

Sir William Knighton, 1st Baronet, GCH (1776 – 11 October 1836) was Private Secretary to the Sovereign under George IV (1822–1830).

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