Edward King may refer to:

Politicians

* Edward J. King (1925–2006), Governor of Massachusetts, 1979–1983 *

Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston PC (I) (29 March 1726 – 8 November 1797) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry King, 3rd Baronet and Isabella Wingfield, daughter of Edward Wingfield. He had a twin siste ...

(1726–1797), Anglo-Irish politician and peer * Edward King (Irish politician), MP for Carrick, 1781–1793 *

Edward King (Ohio politician) Edward King (March 13, 1795 – February 6, 1836) was an Ohio legislator and lawyer who was twice Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was on the first faculty of the Cincinnati Law School. Early life Edward King was born at Al ...

(1795–1836), twice Speaker of the Ohio House and co-founder and on first faculty of Cincinnati Law School * Edward Bolton King (1800–1878), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Warwick 1830–1837, South Warwickshire 1857–59 *

Edward John King Edward John King (July 1, 1867 – February 17, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, King moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled in Galesburg, Knox County, in 1880. He attended the ...

(1867–1929), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

Edward King (Parliamentarian) Edward King (c. 1606 – 1681) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1660. He supported the Roundhead, Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. He was a rigid Presbyterian and p ...

(1606–1681), English lawyer and politician * Ed King (mayor), mayor of

Mount Pleasant, Iowa Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Iowa. The population was 9,274 in the 2020 census, an increase from 8,668 in the 2010 census. It was founded in 1835 by pioneer Presley Saunders. History The first permanent s ...

, who was assassinated during a 1986 city council meeting

Sportsmen

* Eddie King (British runner) (born 1976), British runner and finalist at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres *

Eddie King (Canadian runner) Eddie King (18 September 1911 – 8 June 1994) was a Canadian middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and ...

(1911–1994), Canadian Olympic athlete * Eddie King (ice hockey) (1885–1970), Canadian ice hockey player * Eddie King (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1993), English-born football defender who played for Tottenham Hotspur * Eddie King (footballer, born 1890) (1890–?), English football right half *

Ed King (American football) Edward E'Dainia King (born December 3, 1969) is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He played for the Cleveland Browns and the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draf ...

(born 1969), former football player * Eddie King (jockey), horse racing jockey who won the 2005 Rumson Stakes * Edward King (rower) (born 1989), American rower *

Ted King (cyclist) Edward Carrington King (born January 31, 1983) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam . King turned professional in 2006 and raced for ten years, retiring from contemporary road racing in 2015. He qu ...

(born 1983), American cyclist

Musicians

Ed King Edward Calhoun King (September 14, 1949 – August 22, 2018) was an American musician. He was a guitarist for the psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock and guitarist and bassist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975 ...

(1949–2018), American musician; member of Lynyrd Skynyrd * Edward T. King, early 20th-century musician and Zon-o-phone, Victor and Columbia executive * Eddie King (musician) (1938–2012), American blues guitarist

Writers

Edward King (British poet) Edward King (161210 August 1637) is the subject of John Milton's poem "Lycidas". King was born in Ireland in 1612, the son of Sir John King, a member of a Yorkshire family who had migrated to Ireland, and Catherine Drury (died 1617), daughter of R ...

(1612–1637) *

Edward King (antiquarian) Edward King (1735?–1807) was an English barrister and writer. His best-known works were on castles and antiquities. Life Born about 1735, was the only son of Edward King of Norwich. He studied for a time at Clare Hall, Cambridge, as a fellow-co ...

(1735?–1807), English barrister and writer *

Edward King (author) Edward King (1848–1896) was an American author and journalist born in Middlefield, Massachusetts. His 1875 travel memoir ''The Great South'' is an important historical document about U.S. society in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War, and it form ...

(1848–1896), American journalist and author

Military figures

* Edward King (Royal Navy officer) (1774–1807), captain during the Napoleonic Wars *

Edward Leonard King Major General Edward Leonard King (December 5, 1873 – December 27, 1933) was an American football player and coach and officer in the United States Army. He played college football as the halfback at the United States Military Academy from 18 ...

(1873–1933), American football player and coach; general in U.S. Army *

Edward P. King Edward Postell King Jr. (July 4, 1884 – August 31, 1958) was a major general in the United States Army who gained prominence for leading the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Battle of Bataan against the Japanese invasion of the Philippi ...

(1884–1958), American major general who led US forces on Bataan during World War II *

Edward Durnford King Admiral Sir Edward Durnford King KCH (1771 – 14 January 1862) was a Royal Navy officer. After taking part in the Glorious First of June he saw action at the blockade of Cadiz before going on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope an ...

(1771–1862), Royal Navy officer

Religious figures

* Edward King (bishop of Elphin) (died 1639), Anglican bishop in Ireland * Edward King (bishop of Lincoln) (1829–1910), Anglican bishop in England * Edward King (priest) (1920–1998), Anglican clergyman

Others

Edward King (jurist) Edward King (January 31, 1794 – May 8, 1873) was a lawyer and jurist. He was unsuccessfully nominated to the United States Supreme Court twice. Early life King was born on January 31, 1794, in Philadelphia. He was admitted to the Pennsylvani ...

(1794–1873), jurist twice nominated to the United States Supreme Court *

Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough (16 November 1795 – 27 February 1837) was an Irish antiquarian who sought to prove that the indigenous peoples of the Americas were a Lost Tribe of Israel. His principal contribution was in making available ...

(1795–1837), Irish antiquarian * Edward King (New York banker) (1833–1908), American banker * Edward Skinner King (1861–1931), American astronomer