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Authorised form of nameKing; John (1706 - 1740); 2nd Baron King of Ockham
Dates1706 - 1740
NationalityBritish
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of birth13 January 1706
Place of deathDied on a voyage to Lisbon for the recovery of his health
Date of death10 February 1740
DatesAndPlacesBaptism:
St Clement Danes (13 January 1706)
ActivityEducation:
Clare College, Cambridge; MA (1723)
Career:
MP for Launceston, Cornwall (1727); MP for Exeter, Devon (1734); Outranger of Windsor Forest
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/01/1735
Relationships Son of Peter King, Lord Chancellor and 1st Baron King of Ockham (FRS 1728); Succeeded his father (1734); Married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Fry, Esq, of Devon
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn
CodeNA5696
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