John Knight (died 1718)
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John Knight (died 1718)
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Sir John Knight was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1689 to 1695. Knight was the eldest surviving son of John Knight, of St Augustine's Back, Bristol and his first wife called Parsons of Somerset. His father was a sugar refiner and a cousin of Sir John Knight MP for Bristol. He succeeded his father 1678. Knight was appointed sheriff of Bristol in September 1681, and in this office he persecuted Dissenters, arousing great controversy in the city. He was pre
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English merchant and politician
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2008-08-17T21:39:33Z
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2024-08-29T06:52:34Z
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