James King King (6 November 1806 – 17 June 1881)[1][2] was a British Conservative Party politician.
James King King | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Herefordshire | |
| In office 19 July 1852 – 23 November 1868 Serving with Joseph Bailey and Michael Biddulph (1865–1868) Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay (1859–1865) Montagu Graham (1858–1865) Geers Cotterell (1857–1858) Charles Bateman-Hanbury and Thomas William Booker-Blakemore (1852–1857) | |
| Preceded by | Francis Wegg-Prosser George Cornewall Lewis Thomas William Booker-Blakemore |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Croft Joseph Bailey Michael Biddulph |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1806 Weybridge, Surrey, England |
| Died | 17 June 1881 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Mary Cochrane Mackenzie
(m. 1835) |
| Children | Ten |
| Parent(s) | James Simpkinson King Emma Vaux |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
King King was the eldest son of James Simpkinson King (1767–1842) and Emma, daughter of Edward Vaux. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1829. In 1835, he married Mary Cochrane Mackenzie, daughter of Kenneth Francis Mackenzie. She was a sister of Colin MacKenzie. Together they had three sons and seven daughters.[3]
He was elected MP for Herefordshire in 1852 and held the seat until 1868.[4]
King King was also a Justice of the Peace, a Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1845, High Sheriff of Herefordshire.[5] His family seat was Stanton Park at Staunton on Arrow, where he was a major landowner and lord of the manor.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
- ^ Ferran, J (2017). "James KING KING M.P." Monchique. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Walford, Edward (1882). The county families of the United Kingdom. Ripol Classic. p. 358. ISBN 9785871943618. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ Disraeli, Benjamin; Wiebe, Melvin George (1982). Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George (eds.). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860-1864. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780802099495. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Post Office Directory of Herefordshire, 1856, p.97
- ^ History, Topography & Directory of Herefordshire, 1858, p.301
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