John King
Encyclopedia
Politics
- John King, 1st Baron Kingston (d. 1676), Irish peer
- John King, 3rd Baron Kingston (c. 1664–1728), Irish peer
- John King, 2nd Baron KingJohn King, 2nd Baron KingJohn King, 2nd Baron King, FRS was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Launceston from 1727 to 1734 and for Exeter from 1734 until he succeeded to the peerage in 1735....
(1706–1740), English MP and peer - John King (New York congressman) (1775–1836), United States Representative from New York
- John Alsop KingJohn Alsop KingJohn Alsop King was an American politician who served as governor of New York.He was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on 3 January 1788 and was educated at Harrow School in England...
(1788–1867), Governor of New York, 1857–1859 - John Pendleton KingJohn Pendleton KingJohn Pendleton King was a United States Senator from Georgia.Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, King moved in infancy with his parents to Bedford County, Tennessee, and then to Augusta, Georgia, in 1815. He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, and studied law. He was admitted to the...
(1799–1888), United States Senator from Georgia - John Warwick KingJohn Warwick KingJohn Warwick King was a Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Smiths Falls, Canada West and became a farmer and teacher....
(1856–1927), Canadian Member of Parliament from Ontario - John M. King, member of the 6th South Dakota State SenateMembers of the South Dakota State SenateThese tables are historical listings of state senators who served in the South Dakota Senate from statehood in 1889 until the present.-Members of the South Dakota State Senate :...
in 1899 - John W. KingJohn W. KingJohn William King was an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1943. He practiced law in Manchester and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives...
(1918–1996), Governor of New Hampshire, 1963–1969 - John Rhodes King, member of the sixthSixth Texas LegislatureThe Sixth Texas Legislature met from 5 November 1855 to 1 September 1856 in its regular session and one adjourned session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1855.-Sessions:...
(1855) and eleventhEleventh Texas LegislatureThe Eleventh Texas Legislature met from 6 August 1866 to 13 November 1866 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1865.-Senate:Lieutenant Governor: George Washington Jones...
(1866) Texas Legislatures - John M. King, candidate in the Colorado United States Senate election, 1974 won by Gary HartGary HartGary Hart is an American politician, lawyer, author, professor and commentator. He served as a Democratic Senator representing Colorado , and ran in the U.S...
- J. Floyd KingJ. Floyd KingJohn Floyd King was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, son of Thomas Butler King and nephew of Henry King.-Biography:Born on St...
(1842-1915), U.S. Representative from Louisiana - John Francis KingJohn Francis KingJohn Francis King was the Mayor of Galway from 1978–1979.King was born in the family home on Forster Street, but was in fact descended from a very old and prominent Claddagh family, his grandfather been Padge King, King of the Claddagh. His parents were Paddy and Delia...
(1926–1998), mayor of Galway, 1978–1979
Entertainment
- John 'Dusty' KingJohn 'Dusty' KingJohn 'Dusty' King John 'Dusty' King John 'Dusty' King (born Miller McLeod Everson, July 11, 1909 – November 11, 1987 was a singer and film actor renowned for his Westerns particularly the Range Busters series.-Biography:Everson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
(1909–1987), American actor - John Reed KingJohn Reed KingJohn Reed King was a famous radio and television game show host who hosted numerous game shows during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s....
(1914–1979), American radio and TV gameshow host - John Michael KingJohn Michael KingJohn Michael King was an American actor most often associated with his roles in musical theatre.-Biography:The son of actor Dennis King,...
(1926–2008), American actor - John King (journalist)John King (journalist)John King is an American journalist and is the anchor of John King, USA which appears weeknights at 7pm/ET on CNN. He is also the former anchor of State of the Union with John King...
(born 1963), American journalist for CNN - John King, lead guitarist for American rock band The LitterThe LitterThe Litter was an American psychedelic and garage rock band, formed in 1966 in Minneapolis. They are best remembered for their 1967 debut single "Action Woman." The group recorded an album in 1972 but would re-unite in 1990, 1992, and again in 1998, when they recorded a new studio album consisting...
- John King (Canadian musician), Canadian guitarist, also known as Papa John King; longtime associate of Long John BaldryLong John BaldryJohn William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...
- John King (producer)John King (producer)John King, also known as "King Gizmo", is a music producer and one-half of the Los Angeles-based duo the Dust Brothers. As the Dust Brothers, King and Michael "E.Z...
, American music producer, also known as King Gizmo; one of the Dust Brothers - John King (ukulelist)John King (ukulelist)John Robert King was a ukulele player known for his interpretation of classical music.-Early life and education:...
(1953–2009), American ukulele player
Sports
- John M. King, Mississippi College head football coach prior to George BohlerGeorge Bohler-External links:* as College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
in 1925 - Johnny King (footballer born 1926)Johnny King (footballer born 1926)John "Johnny" King was an English-born footballer who played as a wing half for Leicester City in the 1940s and 1950s....
(1926–2010), English-born footballer who played for Leicester in the 1949 FA Cup Final - Johnny King (footballer born 1932) (born 1932), English-born footballer who played for Stoke and Crewe in the 1950s and 60s
- John King (footballer born 1933)John King (footballer born 1933)John King was a Welsh footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.-Career:...
(1933–1982), Welsh international football goalkeeper who played for Swansea - John King (footballer born 1938), English-born football wing half with Tranmere and Port Vale, who later managed Tranmere
- Johnny King (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
- John King (athlete)John King (athlete)John Stewart King is a retired English athlete who competed in the men's long jump event during his career. He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he didn't reach the final. King was affiliated with Wolverhampton Wanderers & Bilston Athletic Club...
(born 1963), English long jumper - Johnny King (boxer), English boxer
- John King (cricketer)John King (cricketer)John Herbert King was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire between 1895 and 1925. He also played one Test match for England, which was against Australia at Lord's in 1909...
(1871–1946), English cricketer - Bart KingBart KingJohn Barton "Bart" King was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. King was one of the Philadelphian cricketers that played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I...
(1873–1965), American cricketer, real name John Barton King - John William King (cricketer)John William King (cricketer)John William King was an English cricketer who played 48 first-class matches for Worcestershire and Leicestershire in the late 1920s...
(1908–1953), English cricketer and nephew of John King, the English cricketer - John Paul KingJohn Paul KingJohn Paul King is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Newtownshandrum and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in 2004.- References :...
(born 1982), Irish hurler - Johnny KingJohnny KingJohnny King is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a winger with the St. George Dragons for the last seven years of their eleven consecutive premiership-winning run from 1956 to 1966. He was a representative in the Australian national team from 1966–1970, earning...
(born 1943), Australian rugby league footballer - John King (English rugby player), England international rugby union player of the 1910s
- John King (Scottish rugby player), Scottish international rugby union player of the 1950s
Religion
- John King (bishop)John King (bishop)John King was an English churchman, patron of the Church of Pertenhall in Bedfordshire....
(?–1621), English clergyman, Bishop of London, 1611–1621 - John King (Rector of Chelsea) (1652–1732), English clergyman
- John King (Master of Charterhouse) (c. 1655–1737), English clergyman and headmaster
Other people
- John King (pirate)John King (pirate)John King was an 18th century pirate. He joined the crew of Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy while still a juvenile, and is the youngest known pirate on record....
(died 1717), juvenile pirate in the crew of "Black Sam" Bellamy, the youngest pirate on record - John King (explorer)John King (explorer)John King was an Irish soldier who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the sole survivor of the four men from the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition who reached the Gulf of Carpentaria...
(1838–1872), Irish soldier and member of the Burke and Wills expedition in Australia - John King (Medal of Honor) (1865–1938), Irish-born United States Navy chief petty officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor twice
- John Daniel King (1904–1982), American architect
- John King, Baron King of WartnabyJohn King, Baron King of WartnabyJohn Leonard King, Baron King of Wartnaby was a businessman famous for leading British Airways from an inefficient, nationalised company to one of the most successful airlines of recent times...
(1917–2005), English businessman, chairman of British Airways, 1981–1993, who led it through privatisation - John King (author)John King (author)John King is an English novelist who has written a number of books which, for the most part, deal in the more rebellious elements driving the country’s culture. His stories carry strong social and political undercurrents, and his debut The Football Factory was an instant word-of-mouth success. It...
(born 1960), English author of novels such as The Football Factory - John King (Eureka)John King (Eureka)John King was a Police Constable at the Eureka Stockade rebellion, one of Australia's few armed uprisings and often characterised controversially as the "birth of democracy" in Australia....
(1830–1881), police constable at the Eureka Stockade rebellion - John Crookshanks KingJohn Crookshanks KingJohn Crookshanks King was a Scotland-born sculptor in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th-century. He created portraits of John Quincy Adams, Louis Agassiz, Robert Burns, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Horace Greeley, Walter Scott, Daniel Webster, Samuel B. Woodward and others. Around 1852 he kept a studio...
(1806–1882), Scotland-born sculptor in Boston, Massachusetts - John Herbert KingJohn Herbert KingJohn Herbert King, alias 'MAG', was a British Foreign Office cypher clerk who provided Foreign Office communications to the Soviet Union between 1935 and 1937. He was sentenced to 10 years' in prison as a spy in October 1939....
, British Foreign Office cypher clerk and spy - John King, American murderer of James Byrd, Jr. in 1998
- John R. King, from List of authors of new Sherlock Holmes stories
- John R. King, author of the Gaslamp fantasy "The Shadow of Reichenbah Falls"
- John Michael KingJohn Michael KingJohn Michael King was an American actor most often associated with his roles in musical theatre.-Biography:The son of actor Dennis King,...
(1926–2008), US actor - John Mark King, leader of St. James-Bond Church (1863–1883), latterly the Principal of Manitoba College in Winnipeg
- John Musgrave King, who had his M.B.E revoked in 1952
- John G King (physicist)John G King (physicist)John Gordon King is the Francis Friedman Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the former director of MIT’s Molecular Beam Laboratory, and the former associate director of MIT’s .-Career:...
(born 1925), retired experimental physicist at MIT
Other things
- USS John King (DDG-3)USS John King (DDG-3)USS John King was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy named for Medal of Honor recipient John King....
, United States Navy Guided Missile Destroyer, named for the Medal of Honor recipient - John A. King HouseJohn A. King HouseThe John A. King House is a U.S. historic home in Lake Butler, Florida, located at 105 Southeast 1st Avenue. On April 6, 2004, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References:* at...
, historic house in Lake Butler, Florida - John King (spirit), spirit whom several 19th-century mediums claimed to channel
- John King (comics)John King (comics)John King is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Fictional character biography:King is a former drug addict and alcoholic. At one point he fought and was defeated by the Rocket Racer. King is the cousin of Parker Robbins, who would later become the Hood. King and Robbins were close...
, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
See also
- Jack King (disambiguation)
- Jon KingJon KingJonathan King may refer to:*Jon King , English rock musician, founding member of Gang of Four*Jonathan King, singer*Jonathan King...
(born 1954), musician - Jonathan King (disambiguation)
- John Dashwood-King (disambiguation)