Person King; William (1650 - 1729) King William 1650 - 1729 British Male Antrim, County Antrim, Ulster 01 May 1650 08 May 1729 Burial: North side of St Mary's Church, Donnybrook, County Dublin, Ireland

Clergyman, Chuch of England Education: Latin School at Dungannon, Co Tyrone; Trinity College, Dublin. BA (1670), MA (1673), DD (1688) Career: Ordained deacon (1671); ordained priest (1674); Prebendary of Kilmainmore (1674); Provost of Tuam (1676); Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (1679); Dean of St Patrick's (1688); imprisoned in Dublin Castle for supporting King William III (1689) and again on suspicion of giving information to the Duke of Schomberg (1690), released after the Battle of the Boyne; Bishop of Derry (1691); Archbishop of Dublin (1703-death); one of the Commissioners for the Government of Ireland at the death of Queen Anne (1714) Son of James King, Miller, a native of Barra, Aberdeenshire, who had migrated to Antrim Fellow 30/11/1705 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Burtchaell References: K Theodore Hoppen, 'The Royal Society and Ireland. II' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 78-99, plate Historical Register Chronological Diary (1729), p31 ©The Royal Society 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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-13962 1 May 1650 - 8 May 1729 NA7759 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 24/02/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/66618347 e8228048-48bd-482f-8e74-e3c91b94445f