KING, Richard John (eld. son of Richard King of Pennycross, d. April 1829). b. Montpelier, Pennycross, Plymouth 18 Jany. 1818; ed. at Exeter college, Oxf., B.A. 1841; collected a fine library which he sold 1854; member of Devonshire Association 1874, pres. 1875; author of Selections from the early ballad poetry 1842; Anschar: a story of the north. Plymouth 1850, anon.; wrote for John Murray, A handbook for travellers in Kent and Sussex 1858, 1863, 1868, 1877; A handbook for Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 1858, 1865, 1870; Handbook to the cathedrals of England 6 vols. 1864–81; Handbook for Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridge 1870; Handbooks to the cathedrals of Wales 1873; author of Sketches and Studies 1874 a selection of his articles to Saturday Review, Quarterly Review and Fraser’s Mag. d. The Limes, Crediton, Devon 10 Feb. 1879, memorial window Crediton ch. Devon Assoc. Trans. xi 58–60 (1879).
KING, Richard Thomas. b. 1785 or 1786; 2 lieut. R.A. 8 Sep. 1803, lieut. col. 10 Jany. 1837, retired on full pay 22 July 1840; L.G. 27 June 1864. d. 21 Argyll st. London 5 Dec. 1866.
KING, Robert Turner. b. Leicestershire 1824; ed. Emmanuel coll. Camb., B.A. 1849; as a point at cricket was far famed, could cover an immense deal of ground and make wonderful catches; played at Lord’s, Undergraduates of Cambridge v. Marylebone 8 June 1846; C. of Fridaybridge near Wisbeach 1871–5; V. of Fridaybridge 1880 to death. d. Bootle, Lancashire 12 May 1884. Lillywhite’s Cricket scores, iii 387 (1863).
KING, Samuel William (eld. son of rev. Wm. Hutchinson King, V. of Nuneaton, Warws.) b. 20 Sep. 1821; ed. at St. Cath. coll. Camb., B.A. 1845, M.A. 1853; R of Saxlingham-Nethergate, Norfolk 1851 to death; an entomologist and geologist; F.R.G.S. 1858; F.G.S. 1860; author of The Italian valleys of the Pennine Alps 1858; left his collection of Norfolk fossil mammalia to Museum of practical geology, London. d. Pontresina 8 July 1868. Quarterly Journal of Geol. Soc. xxv 29 (1869).
KING, Thomas. b. 1777 or 1778; entered Madras army 1799; col. 19 Madras N.I. 1845 to death; L.G. 11 Nov. 1851. d. Louisa terrace, Exmouth 29 Dec. 1859.
KING, Thomas. b. Silver st. Stepney, London 14 Aug. 1835; in the navy a short time; foreman of labourers at Victoria Docks, London; beat Tom Truckle of Portsmouth £50 a side, 49 rounds in 62 minutes 27 Nov. 1860; beat Wm. Evans known as Young Broome £50 a side, 43 rounds in 42 minutes 21 Oct. 1861; beaten by James Mace £200 a side, 43 rounds in 68 minutes 28 Jany. 1862; beat James Mace £200 a side and the championship, 21 rounds in 38 minutes 26 Nov. 1862; resigned the championship and would not fight Mace again; fought John Camel Heenan for £1000 a side and the championship at Wadhurst, Kent 10 Dec. 1863 when King won in 24 rounds lasting 35 minutes, this fight brought him in by means of stakes and presents nearly £4000; stood 6 feet 2¼ inches and weighed 176 lbs.; a bookmaker 1863 to death; sculled races on the river 1867; took many prizes at flower shows in and around London. d. of bronchitis at Clarence house, Clarence road, Clapham, London 4 Oct. 1888, value of his personalty declared at £54,472. H. D. Miles’s Pugilistica, iii 490–518 (1881), portrait; Modern Boxing, By Pendragon [Henry Sampson] (1879) 43–50, 57–78; Sporting Times 13 March 1875, portrait; W. E. Harding’s Champions of the American prize ring (1888) 54–9, portrait.
KING, Thomas William. b. 21 June 1801; F.S.A. 14 Jany. 1836, on library committee 1853–65, a contributor to the Archæologia and to the Proceedings of the Soc. of Antiquaries; Rouge Dragon pursuivant, Herald’s Office, London 20 May 1833 to 17 June 1848, York Herald 17 June 1848 to death; wrote Lancashire Funeral certificates, Chetham Society vol. 75 (1869); The pedigree of sir Philip Sidney. By R. Cooke. The restorations made by T. W. King 1869. d. Leicester road, New Barnett 4 Feb. 1872.
KING, Walker (son of Walker King 1751–1827, bishop of Rochester). b. St. Marylebone, London 1798; ed. at Westminster and Oriel coll. Oxf., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1822; R of Stone, Kent 6 July 1822 to death; P.C. of Bromley, Kent 1824–7; preb. of Rochester 1827 to death; archdeacon of Rochester 25 June 1827 to death, installed 6 July 1827; author of The revival of diocesan synods, a charge 1838. d. Woodside, Stone, Kent 13 March 1859.
KING, William (son of rev. John King, master of Ipswich gr. sch.) b. Ipswich 17 April 1786; ed. at Peterhouse coll. Camb., fellow 1806–21; B.A. 1809, M.A. 1812, M.D. 1819; F.R.C.P. 1820, delivered Harveian oration 1843; lived at Brighton 1823 to death; wrote a small monthly periodical entitled The Co-operator, May 1828 to July 1830; consulting phys. to Sussex county hospital 1842–61; published Observations on the artificial mineral waters of Dr. Struve prepared at Brighton 1826; The Institutions of De Fellenberg 1842; Medical Essays 1850. d. 23 Montpellier road, Brighton 19 Oct. 1865. Munk’s College of physicians, iii 226–7 (1878).
KING, William. Art dealer and broker in London. d. 19 Ovington gardens, London 24 April 1884, will proved 9 July exceeding £136,000; left £100,000, 3 per cent. consols, to St. George’s hospital, London on condition that one ward should always be called the William King ward. The Times 19 July 1884 p. 6.