James King King Explained

James King King
Office:Member of Parliament
for Herefordshire
Term Start:19 July 1852
Term End:23 November 1868
Alongside:Joseph Bailey and Michael Biddulph (18651868)
Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay (18591865)
Montagu Graham (1858–1865)
Geers Cotterell (1857–1858)
Charles Bateman-Hanbury and Thomas William Booker-Blakemore (18521857)
Predecessor:Francis Wegg-Prosser
George Cornewall Lewis
Thomas William Booker-Blakemore
Successor:Herbert Croft
Joseph Bailey
Michael Biddulph
Birth Date:6 November 1806
Birth Place:Weybridge, Surrey, England
Alma Mater:Balliol College, Oxford
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative
Parents:James Simpkinson King
Emma Vaux
Children:Ten

James King King (6 November 1806 – 17 June 1881)[1] 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.[2]

He was elected MP for Herefordshire in 1852 and held the seat until 1868.[3]

King King was also a Justice of the Peace, a Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1845, High Sheriff of Herefordshire.[4] His family seat was Stanton Park at Staunton on Arrow, where he was a major landowner and lord of the manor.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ferran. J. James KING KING M.P.. Monchique. 18 February 2018. 2017.
  2. Book: Walford. Edward. The county families of the United Kingdom. 1882. Ripol Classic. 9785871943618. 358. 18 February 2018.
  3. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.
  4. Book: Disraeli, Benjamin. Wiebe, Melvin George. Benjamin Disraeli. Gunn. John Alexander Wilson. Wiebe. Melvin George. J. A. W. Gunn. Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860-1864. 1982. University of Toronto Press. Toronto, Canada. 9780802099495. 96. 18 February 2018.
  5. Post Office Directory of Herefordshire, 1856, p.97
  6. History, Topography & Directory of Herefordshire, 1858, p.301