James King King
James King King | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Herefordshire | |
| In office 19 July 1852 – 23 November 1868 Serving with Joseph Bailey and Michael Biddulph (1865–1868) Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay (1859–1865) Montagu Graham (1858–1865) Geers Cotterell (1857–1858) Charles Bateman-Hanbury and Thomas William Booker-Blakemore (1852–1857) | |
| Preceded by | Francis Wegg-Prosser George Cornewall Lewis Thomas William Booker-Blakemore |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Croft Joseph Bailey Michael Biddulph |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1806 Weybridge, Surrey, England |
| Died | 17 June 1881 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Mary Cochrane Mackenzie
(m. 1835) |
| Children | Ten |
| Parent(s) | James Simpkinson King Emma Vaux |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
James King King (6 November 1806 – 17 June 1881) was a British Conservative Party politician.
King King was the eldest son of James Simpkinson King (1767–1842) and Emma, daughter of Edward Vaux. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1829. In 1835, he married Mary Cochrane Mackenzie, daughter of Kenneth Francis Mackenzie. She was a sister of Colin MacKenzie. Together they had three sons and seven daughters.
He was elected MP for Herefordshire in 1852 and held the seat until 1868.
King King was also a Justice of the Peace, a Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1845, High Sheriff of Herefordshire. His family seat was Stanton Park at Staunton on Arrow, where he was a major landowner and lord of the manor.