Peter King, 1st Baron King

The Lord King
The 1st Lord King, by Daniel de Coning, 1720
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Lord High Steward for the trial of:
In office
1 June 1725 – 29 November 1733
MonarchsGeorge I
George II
Prime MinisterSir Robert Walpole
Preceded byIn Commission
Succeeded byThe Lord Talbot
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
In office
1714–1725
Preceded byThe Lord Trevor
Succeeded bySir Robert Eyre
Personal details
Born1669
Exeter
Died(1734-07-22)22 July 1734
Surrey
SpouseAnne Seys
Children6
Alma materLeiden University

Peter King, 1st Baron King, PC, FRS (c. 1669 – 22 July 1734), commonly referred to as Lord King, was an English lawyer and politician, who became Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.[1]

  1. ^ "KING, Peter (c.1669–1734), of the Middle Temple, London and Ockham, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 July 2016.