Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley

Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (22 October 1819-19 December 1895), known as Sir Rainald Knightley, 3rd Baronet, from 1864 to 1892, was a British politician.

Knightley was the son of Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet, and his wife Selina Mary, daughter of F. L. Hervey. He entered Parliament for Northamptonshire South in 1852 (succeeding his father), a seat he held until 1892. In 1864 he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father and in 1892 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Knightley, of Fawsley in the County of Northampton.

Lord Knightley married Louisa Mary, daughter of General Sir Edward Bowater, in 1869. The marriage was childless. He died in December 1895, aged 76, when the barony became extinct. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his first cousin Valentine Knightley. Lady Knightley died in October 1913.

References

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]