Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne

The Right Honourable The Lord Brabourne GCSI GCIE MC
Michael Knatchbull in 1929
Member of Parliament for Ashford
In office 27 October 1931 – 17 March 1933
Preceded by	Roderick Kedward
Succeeded by	Sir Patrick Spens
Acting Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office 25 June – 22 October 1938
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	The Marquess of Linlithgow
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Linlithgow
Governor of Bombay
In office 9 December 1933 – 30 May 1937
Preceded by	Sir Frederick Sykes
Succeeded by	Sir Lawrence Roger Lumley
Governor of Bengal
In office 30 May 1937 – 23 February 1939
Preceded by	Sir John Anderson
Succeeded by	John Arthur Herbert
Personal details
Born	Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull-Hugessen (1895-05-08)8 May 1895
Died	23 February 1939(1939-02-23) (aged 43) Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India
Spouse	Lady Doreen Browne ​ (m. 1919)​
Children	Norton Knatchbull, 6th Baron Brabourne John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army Royal Air Force
Years of service	1914–1920
Rank	Major
Unit	Royal Artillery
Battles/wars	World War I  • Gallipoli
Awards	Military Cross

Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne, GCSI, GCIE, MC (8 May 1895 – 23 February 1939) was a British peer and soldier, the son of the 4th Baron Brabourne.