Robert King (jurist)
Robert King LL.D. (1600 – 6 November 1676) was an English jurist and Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Life
He was a native of Kent. He matriculated as a pensioner of Christ's College, Cambridge, 5 July 1617, graduated B.A. in 1620–1, and proceeded M.A. in 1624. In 1625 he was elected to a fellowship at Trinity Hall, which he held till 1636.[1]
On 16 June 1628 he was sworn and admitted a proctor in the
On the death of Thomas Eden (18 July 1645), Parliament (30 August) ordered the Fellows of Trinity Hall to suspend the election of any master until the university regulations had been carried out; but the fellows on 28 September petitioned for leave to elect in consequence of various inconveniences. Their prayer being granted, they elected
At the
King died on 6 November 1676, aged 76, and was buried in the chapel of Trinity Hall. A black marble slab to his memory, with a Latin inscription and coat of arms, is placed near the altar. His arms also appear on a window in the Master's Lodge. King married Frances, daughter of Jasper Wareyn of Great Thurlow, Suffolk. By her he had a son and daughter, who both predeceased him. Land which he had purchased at Great Thurlow he left by will to three grandsons, Robert, Henry, and Thomas King.[2]
Notes
- ^ "King, Robert (KN617R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d Dictionary of National Biography; s:King, Robert (1600-1676) (DNB00).
- ^ "House of Lords Journal Volume 7: 6 November 1645 | British History Online".
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "King, Robert (1600-1676)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.