James King King
James King-King (6 November 1806 – 17 June 1881)[1][2] was a British Conservative Party politician.
James King-King MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Herefordshire | |
| In office 19 July 1852 – 23 November 1868 Serving with Joseph Russell 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 Russell Bailey Michael Biddulph |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1806 Weybridge, Surrey, England |
| Died | 17 June 1881 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Cochrane Mackenzie ( m. 1835) |
| Children | Ten |
| Parents | James Simpkinson King Emma Vaux |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
King-King was the eldest son of James Simpkinson King and Emma, daughter of Edward Vaux. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of the Arts in 1829. In 1835, he married Mary Cochrane Mackenzie, daughter of Kenneth Francis Mackenzie. Together they had three sons, including Francis James (born 1838), 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]
References
- 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. Рипол Классик. 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.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr James King
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Francis Wegg-Prosser George Cornewall Lewis Thomas William Booker-Blakemore |
Member of Parliament for Herefordshire 1852–1868 With: Joseph Russell 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) |
Succeeded by Herbert Croft Joseph Russell Bailey Michael Biddulph |
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