About James King
Lived 1806 – 1881 (aged 74). James King was a British politician.
James King King (6 November 1806 – 17 June 1881) was a British Conservative Party politician.
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.
He was elected MP for Herefordshire in 1852 and held the seat until 1868.
King King was also a Justice of the Peace, a Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1845, High Sheriff of Herefordshire. His family seat was Stanton Park at Staunton on Arrow, where he was a major landowner and lord of the manor.
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British politician (1806-1881)
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James King was born on 6 November 1806 in Weybridge.
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James King died on 17 June 1881.
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