George Knapp

George Knapp (1754 – 1809) was a British Member of Parliament.

Early life and education George Knapp was born during 1754 in Abingdon, the son of a prominent grocer George Knapp Sr. He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School) along with his brother Henry. One of his school friends was William Bagshaw Stevens who became headmaster of Repton School. Both he and his brother Henry were to become Mayors, following in the footsteps of their father George Knapp Sr. and they both ran the family banking business from the Old Banking House in Ock Street.

After an unsuccessful parliamentary election in November 1806 he was defeated by Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 1st Baronet for the Abingdon seat but the following year in the May 1807 election he gained the seat from Metcalfe, winning by a margin of seven.

Personal life George was a gambler (in 1807 he declined to pay for the Members' Purse at the Abingdon Races). He never married but is believed to have had two illegitimate daughters, based on the evidence within his will.