Andrew Knight

Andrew Halley Knight (18 December 1813 – 6 July 1904) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Knight was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and arrived in the Port Phillip District in 1838. He farmed sheep in Kalkallo, Victoria and later became a merchant in Melbourne. Knight was a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 6 September 1853 replacing Edward Emmett. Knight remained a member until resigning on 8 March 1854; he was replaced by Charles Bradshaw. In 1863 Knight and his wife, Elizabeth Hawkins Knight (1827 – December 1886, née Grylls), travelled from Liverpool on the SS Great Britain, arriving in Melbourne on 17 December. Elizabeth Knight had been born in Devon.