James King King

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 (18651868)
Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay (18591865)
Montagu Graham (1858–1865)
Geers Cotterell (1857–1858)
Charles Bateman-Hanbury and Thomas William Booker-Blakemore (18521857)
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(1881-06-17) (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

James King-King (6 November 1806 – 17 June 1881)[1][2] was a British Conservative Party politician.

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

  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. Рипол Классик. p. 358. ISBN 9785871943618. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Francis Wegg-Prosser
George Cornewall Lewis
Thomas William Booker-Blakemore
Member of Parliament for Herefordshire
18521868
With: Joseph Russell 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)
Succeeded by
Herbert Croft
Joseph Russell Bailey
Michael Biddulph
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