William Knighton

Sir William Knighton
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office
1822–1830
MonarchGeorge IV
Preceded byLt. Gen. Sir Benjamin Bloomfield
Succeeded byLt. Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor
Personal details
BornJanuary 1776-1777
Bere Ferrers, England, UK
Died11 October 1836
London, England, UK
Resting placeKensal Green Cemetery
SpouseDorothea Knighton
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews and University of Edinburgh
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Sir William Knighton, 1st Baronet, GCH (1776/7 – 11 October 1836) was a society and royal physician who later became Private Secretary to the Sovereign under George IV (1822–1830).