Henry King (died 1821)

Henry King PC (I) (18 February 1733 – 23 February 1821) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

King sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Boyle between 1761 and the constituency's disenfranchisement in 1800.[1] In 1770 he was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.

He was the son of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston.

A photo of Henry hung at the Rockingham Estate and was sold at auction by Adams in 2009 for €38,000.[2]

  1. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.100 (Retrieved 6 October 2016).
  2. ^ "LOT:71 | Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803) Portrait of Henry King, Later Rt. Hon. Colonel, three-quarter length standing in a landscape, in a red velvet coat, yellow waistcoat with a sporting dog Oil on canvas, 122 x 98cms Ref: Gurr Johns Inventory 1914 p.111 ?20 Staircase Provenance: Rockingham House Henry King 1733 - d. 1821, M.P. for Boyle. Although in dispute with his brother over Lord Kingston's will he supported his brother's interest in parliament for the 40 years that he was a member. He married to advantage Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Annesley Gore and inherited estates in Sligo and his wife's interest in Ballina, hence King Street. He appears in the celebrated Knox (his brother in law) sporting screen by Roper alongside his father in law (see Irish Arts Review where he is confused with his brotehr Kingston) He was active in the 1798 Rebellion". www.adams.ie. Retrieved 16 January 2024.