Background
Knollys was the son of Richard Knollys of Stanford-in-the-Vale in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire).
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Education
Oriel College.
Career
He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 13 May 1603, aged 15. He was knighted on 12 January 1613. He was elected Member of Parliament for Berkshire in 1621.
In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for Abingdon again, and was re-elected in 1625 and1626.
In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Wallingford and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Membership
Useless Parliament; Happy Parliament. Addled Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Abingdon.
