John Gilbert King

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John Gilbert King
Member of Parliament
for King's County
In office
24 July 1865 – 23 November 1868
Serving with Patrick O'Brien
Preceded byPatrick O'Brien
John Pope Hennessy
Succeeded byPatrick O'Brien
David Sherlock
Personal details
Born1822
Died (aged 78)
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative
Parent(s)Henry King
Harriett Lloyd
Residence(s)Ballylin House, King's County, Ireland

John Gilbert King (1822 – 9 January 1901)[1] was an Irish Conservative Party politician.

Family

He was the son of Henry King and Harriett, daughter of John Lloyd, who had been a Member of the Irish House of Commons for King's County before the Act of Union. He inherited Ballylin House from his father in 1857 and, because he was unmarried with no children, this was passed to his nephew Henry Louis Mahon, son of Ross Mahon and Harriett King.[citation needed]

Political career

At the 1865 general election, he was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for King's County. He stood down at the next election, in 1868.[2]

Other activities

He was a

Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff of King's County for 1852–53.[citation needed
]

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for King's County
18651868
With: Patrick O'Brien
Succeeded by