Person King; Sir; Andrew (- ? 1678); merchant King Andrew Sir merchant - ? 1678 Male 0 Gresham College, London, England, Europe 0 Burial: St Michael Royal, College Hill, London, England, Europe (possibly 11 March 1678)

Sir Thomas Baines's apartment, Gresham College, London (during Baines's absence)

Merchant Honours: Kt 1660 Additional relatives: John King (FRS 1676) During the years of the Civil War, King travelled with Queen Henrietta Maria, first to Exeter, then into exile in France. In 1645, his business partner John Bland presented a petition on his behalf in order to return to England to compound for his delinquency. King was frequently imprisoned during Cromwell's Protectorate but upon the Restoration was promptly knighted for his support of the royalist cause. It is possible, in particular through his association with John Bland, who owned plantations in Virginia, that King also had business and financial interests in plantations. Sir Andrew King is listed under the Charter of incoroporation for the new Royal African Company on 27 September 1672. Withdrew 14 March 1667 Original Fellow 20/05/1663 John Graunt 14 March 1667 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Le Neve; Ward Williams, Neville. 1964. 'The Tribulations of John Bland, Merchant: London, Seville, Jamestown, Tangier, 1643-1680', in 'The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography', Vol. 72, No. 1, pp.19-41 Zahdie, Nuala. 2010. 'The capital and the colonies: London and the Atlantic economy, 1660-1700' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) Notes: The election date is King's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously elected on 24 December 1662. Index to BR gives death date as March 1678; Hunter gives year of death as 1679; Le Neve gives 'about 1662'. Ward gives date of burial as 11 March 1678. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 - before 11 Mar 1678 or 1679 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 17/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA4982 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 21/01/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes d63767e4-afac-489a-8104-d72d9bb2ed77