Background
Born in Golden Square in Middlesex, he was the only son of Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 5th Baronet and his wife Catharine, daughter of James Harris.
Born in Golden Square in Middlesex, he was the only son of Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 5th Baronet and his wife Catharine, daughter of James Harris.
Wadham College.
In 1749, aged only twelve, Knatchbull-Wyndham succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford until 1757 and began then his Grand Tour. In Parliament he voted against the Treaty of Paris (1763).
11th Parliament of Great Britain. 12th Parliament of Great Britain]
After his return in 1760, he entered the British House of Commons, sitting as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Kent in the following three years.