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George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston

1771 – 1839

Irish nobleman

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Lived 1771 – 1839 (aged 68). George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston was a politician.

George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston (9 April 1771 – 18 October 1839), styled Viscount Kingsborough from 1797 to 1799, was an Irish nobleman.

He was the son of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston of Mitchelstown Castle, who he succeeded in 1799.

He was returned as a Member of the Irish House of Commons for County Roscommon in 1798, vacating the seat in the following year when he succeeded his father to the peerage and briefly taking his seat in the Irish House of Lords before it was abolished in 1800 after the union with Great Britain. He was created Baron Kingston in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1821, thus giving him and his descendants an automatic seat in the UK House of Lords. It had 60 principal and 20 minor bedrooms, a 100-foot-long (30 m) gallery, three libraries, morning room, dining room (which could seat 100 guests at one sitting) and various other facilities.

On 5 May 1794, he married Lady Helena, the daughter of Stephen Moore, 1st Earl Mount Cashell. They had six children: Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough (1795–1837), antiquarian who predeceased his father Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston (1796–1867); his heir Hon. George King (20 August 1798 – 2 May 1801) James King, 5th Earl of Kingston (1800–1869) Lady Helena King (11 April 1801 – 9 May 1871), married Philip Davies-Cooke on 8 December 1829 Lady Adelaide Charlotte King (c. 1813 - 1 August 1854), married Charles Tankerville Webber (died March 1854), son of Daniel Webb Webber, on 2 August 1834

George King's sister Margaret King married his wife's brother Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount Cashell.

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Member of the House of Lords, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland

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Who was George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston?

Irish nobleman

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George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston was born on 9 April 1771.

When did George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston die?

George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston died on 18 October 1839.

What was George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston's occupation?

George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston

· Wikidata: Q19664854

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