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
Preceded byFrancis Wegg-Prosser
George Cornewall Lewis
Thomas William Booker-Blakemore
Succeeded byHerbert Croft
Joseph Bailey
Michael Biddulph
Personal details
Born6 November 1806
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Died17 June 1881(1881-06-17) (aged 74)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Mary Cochrane Mackenzie
(m. 1835)
ChildrenTen
Parent(s)James Simpkinson King
Emma Vaux
Alma materBalliol 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

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  2. ^ Ferran, J (2017). "James KING KING M.P." Monchique. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ Walford, Edward (1882). The county families of the United Kingdom. Ripol Classic. p. 358. ISBN 9785871943618. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Post Office Directory of Herefordshire, 1856, p.97
  7. ^ History, Topography & Directory of Herefordshire, 1858, p.301
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Herefordshire
18521868
With: Joseph Bailey and Michael Biddulph (18651868)
Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay (18591865)
Montagu Graham (18581865)
Geers Cotterell (1857–1858)
Charles Bateman-Hanbury and Thomas William Booker-Blakemore (18521857)
Succeeded by