Andrew Knight (politician) explained

Andrew Halley Knight (18 December 1813 – 6 July 1904) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.^{[1] [2]}

Knight was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,^[2] and arrived in the Port Phillip District in 1838. He farmed sheep in Kalkallo, Victoria and later became a merchant in Melbourne.^[2]

Knight was a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 6 September 1853^[3] replacing Edward Emmett.^[4] Knight remained a member until resigning on 8 March 1854; he was replaced by Charles Bradshaw.^[4]

In 1863 Knight and his wife, Elizabeth Hawkins Knight (1827 – December 1886, née Grylls),^[5] travelled from Liverpool on the SS Great Britain, arriving in Melbourne on 17 December.^[6] Elizabeth Knight had been born in Devon.

Andrew Knight died in Croydon, England on 6 July 1904.^[2]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Andrew Halley Knight - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.
2. 622 . Andrew Halley Knight . 28 August 2022.
3. Web site: Early History of the Colony of Victoria . II . Labilliere, Francis Peter . Francis Labilliere . 1878 . 1 August 2014.
4. Book: Sweetman , Edward . Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6 . 1920 . Whitcombe & Tombs Limited . 177 . 1 August 2014.
5. Web site: NPG Ax57258; Elizabeth Hawkins Knight (née Grylls) – Portrait – National Portrait Gallery . Npg.org.uk . 1 November 2019 . 19 January 2020.
6. Web site: SS Great Britain : Brunel's ss Great Britain. globalstories.ssgreatbritain.org.