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'''Edward George William Tyrwhitt Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys''' went to the [[1958 Bilderberg]]. He was a Colonial governor and [[businessman]].  
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'''Edward George William Tyrwhitt Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys''', [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]], [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] was a British peer, public servant, and businessman. He was [[Governor of Bermuda]] from 1941 to 1943. After the war, he became a banker and businessman. He attended two [[Bilderbergs]] in the 1950s.
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==Early life==
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The eldest son of [[Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys]], [[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]], and of Lady Knollys (formerly the Honourable Ardyn Mary Tyrwhitt, daughter of [[Sir Henry Tyrwhitt, 3rd Baronet]] and [[Harriet Tyrwhitt, 12th Baroness Berners]]).<ref name="1966Obit"/>
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Knollys was educated at [[Harrow School]] and [[New College, Oxford]]. He was a [[page of honour]] to King [[Edward VII]] from 1904 to 1910 and to King [[George V]] from 1910 to 1911, carrying the King's train at the [[Coronation of George V and Mary|latter's coronation]] in 1911.<ref>[https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-51335 Profile], ukwhoswho.com. Accessed 29 July 2023.</ref><ref>https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp51512</ref>
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He fought in the [[World War I]], gaining the rank of Captain in the [[Queen's Westminsters]] of the [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] (part of the [[British Army]]).<ref name="Mosley2003"/>
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Upon the death of his father on 15 August 1924, he succeeded as the 2nd [[Viscount Knollys]], of Caversham, and 2nd [[Baron Knollys]], of Caversham.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27455/page/4587</ref> The Viscounts Knollys are members of the prominent [[Knollys family]] (pronounced "Nohlz") and are descended in the senior male line from [[William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury]].<ref name="Mosley2003">Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.'' [[Wilmington, Delaware]], [[U.S.A.]]: [[Burke's Peerage]] (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003,  volume 1, page 835.</ref>
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From 1941 to 1943, he was [[Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda]],<ref name="1941Appointed">https://www.nytimes.com/1941/08/28/archives/knollys-appointed-bermuda-governor-viscount-is-named-to-succeed.html?searchResultPosition=9 </ref><ref name="1943Off>https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/11/archives/knollys-off-to-capital-bermuda-governor-to-discuss-problems-of-our.html?searchResultPosition=6</ref><ref name="1943Gov">https://www.nytimes.com/1943/06/15/archives/bermudas-governor-cites-improvement-knollys-warns-legislature-to.html?searchResultPosition=7</ref> after which he was chairman of the [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] between 1943 and 1947. He was a director of [[Barclays Bank]] and was chairman of [[Vickers]] between 1956 and 1962,<ref name="Vickers1955">https://www.nytimes.com/1955/11/16/archives/vickers-head-to-resign-gen-weeks-will-be-succeeded-in-may-by.html?searchResultPosition=2 </ref> also being chairman of [[Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.|Employer's Liability Assurance Corporation]] in 1960.<ref name="Mosley2003"/>
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===Awards and honours===
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Lord Knollys was awarded the [[Croix de Guerre]], the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]], was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] and a [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in 1941 and [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in 1952.<ref name="Mosley2003"/>
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On 11 October 1928, he was married to Margaret Mary Josephine Coats, daughter of [[Sir Stuart Coats, 2nd Baronet]] and Jane Muir Greenlees.<ref name="1928Engagement">https://www.nytimes.com/1928/03/06/archives/viscount-knollys-to-wed-miss-coats-fiancee-a-daughter-of-sir-stuart.html?searchResultPosition=3</ref> Her brother, [[James Coats]], married Lady Amy Gordon-Lennox (eldest daughter of [[Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond]]). Together they were the parents of:<ref name="Mosley2003"/>
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* Hon. Ardyne Mary Knollys (b. 1929), who married Ronald James Owen, son of James Richard Owen, in 1958.<ref name="Burke's1963">[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Burke_s_Genealogical_and_Heraldic_Histor/yG4R_odBAZYC&pg=PA138 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage 8]</ref>
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* [[David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys|David Francis Dudley Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys]] (1931–2023), who married Hon. Sheelin Virginia Maxwell, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. [[Somerset Maxwell (King's Lynn MP)|Somerset Arthur Maxwell]] (heir apparent to [[Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham]]) and Angela Susan Roberts, in 1959.<ref name="Mosley2003"/>
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Lord Knollys died at a nursing home in [[London]] on 3 December 1966.<ref name="1966Obit">https://www.nytimes.com/1966/12/04/archives/lord-knollys71-flying-peerdies-former-boac-chairman-also-led.html?searchResultPosition=8 </ref> He was succeeded in his titles by his only son, [[David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys|David]].<ref>http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/latest-news/gayton-new-county-role-for-lady-romney-revealed-1-4584454</ref><ref>https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-exceptional-viscountess-knollys-obe-dies-aged-84-9328900</ref>
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Person.png Edward Knollys   GeniRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Governor Presents a Plaque To HMS Bermuda. 22 April 1943, Devonport, Ceremony on Board HMS Bermuda When Lord Knollys Governor of Bermuda, Visited the Ship To Present a Plaque. A16077.jpg
Photograph of Knollys, on board HMS Bermuda, 22 April 1943
Born16 January 1895
Died3 December 1966 (Age 71)
NationalityUK
Alma materHarrow School, New College (Oxford)
UK aristocrat. Governor of Bermuda from 1941 to 1943. After the war, he became a banker and businessman. He attended two Bilderbergs in the 1950s.

Edward George William Tyrwhitt Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys, GCMG, MBE, DFC was a British peer, public servant, and businessman. He was Governor of Bermuda from 1941 to 1943. After the war, he became a banker and businessman. He attended two Bilderbergs in the 1950s.

Early life

The eldest son of Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys, Private Secretary to the Sovereign, and of Lady Knollys (formerly the Honourable Ardyn Mary Tyrwhitt, daughter of Sir Henry Tyrwhitt, 3rd Baronet and Harriet Tyrwhitt, 12th Baroness Berners).[1]

Knollys was educated at Harrow School and New College, Oxford. He was a page of honour to King Edward VII from 1904 to 1910 and to King George V from 1910 to 1911, carrying the King's train at the latter's coronation in 1911.[2][3]

Career

He fought in the World War I, gaining the rank of Captain in the Queen's Westminsters of the Territorial Army (part of the British Army).[4]

Upon the death of his father on 15 August 1924, he succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Knollys, of Caversham, and 2nd Baron Knollys, of Caversham.[5] The Viscounts Knollys are members of the prominent Knollys family (pronounced "Nohlz") and are descended in the senior male line from William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury.[4]

From 1941 to 1943, he was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda,[6][7][8] after which he was chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation between 1943 and 1947. He was a director of Barclays Bank and was chairman of Vickers between 1956 and 1962,[9] also being chairman of Employer's Liability Assurance Corporation in 1960.[4]

Awards and honours

Lord Knollys was awarded the Croix de Guerre, the Distinguished Flying Cross, was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire and a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1941 and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1952.[4]

Personal life

On 11 October 1928, he was married to Margaret Mary Josephine Coats, daughter of Sir Stuart Coats, 2nd Baronet and Jane Muir Greenlees.[10] Her brother, James Coats, married Lady Amy Gordon-Lennox (eldest daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond). Together they were the parents of:[4]

Lord Knollys died at a nursing home in London on 3 December 1966.[1] He was succeeded in his titles by his only son, David.[12][13]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/1957 October4 October 19576 October 1957Italy
Fiuggi		The 6th Bilderberg meeting, the latest ever in the year and the first one in Italy.
Bilderberg/195813 September 195815 September 1958United Kingdom
Buxton
UK		The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests
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References

  1. ↑ a b https://www.nytimes.com/1966/12/04/archives/lord-knollys71-flying-peerdies-former-boac-chairman-also-led.html?searchResultPosition=8
  2. ↑ Profile, ukwhoswho.com. Accessed 29 July 2023.
  3. ↑ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp51512
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 835.
  5. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27455/page/4587
  6. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1941/08/28/archives/knollys-appointed-bermuda-governor-viscount-is-named-to-succeed.html?searchResultPosition=9
  7. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/11/archives/knollys-off-to-capital-bermuda-governor-to-discuss-problems-of-our.html?searchResultPosition=6
  8. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1943/06/15/archives/bermudas-governor-cites-improvement-knollys-warns-legislature-to.html?searchResultPosition=7
  9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1955/11/16/archives/vickers-head-to-resign-gen-weeks-will-be-succeeded-in-may-by.html?searchResultPosition=2
  10. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1928/03/06/archives/viscount-knollys-to-wed-miss-coats-fiancee-a-daughter-of-sir-stuart.html?searchResultPosition=3
  11. ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage 8
  12. ↑ http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/latest-news/gayton-new-county-role-for-lady-romney-revealed-1-4584454
  13. ↑ https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-exceptional-viscountess-knollys-obe-dies-aged-84-9328900
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