Knollys, Sir Francis

Posted by Alfred Armstrong
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 20:56
Died: 
1924
Born: 
1837
Title: 
Sir
Surname: 
Knollys
Forenames: 
Francis
Secretary to Prince Edward. Supported FH's idea of the Father Damien Fund, and later became a close friend to FH.

Knollys was a direct descendant of another Sir Francis Knollys, the Chamberlain of Queen Elizabeth I's Court, whom FH thought was the model for Shakespeare's Polonius.

Sources: 
LL