John King DD (d. 2 January 1638) was a
Canon of Windsor from 1625 to 1638
[''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle] and a
Canon of Westminster from 1613 to 1638.
Family
He was the second son of
John King (Bishop of London)
John King (died 30 March 1621) was the Bishop of London in the Church of England from 1611 to 1621.
Life
King was born in Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, to Philip King and Elizabeth (née Conquest). After an early education at Westminster School, ...
.
Career
He was educated at
Christ Church, Oxford graduating BA in 1611 and MA in 1614 and DD in 1625.
He was appointed:
*
Prebendary
A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of th ...
of Kentish Town in
St Paul's Cathedral 1616 - 1639
*Public Orator of Oxford 1624
*Prebendary of
Christ Church, Oxford 1624
*
Rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of Remenham, Berkshire
He was appointed to the twelfth stall in
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the Unite ...
in 1613, a position he held until 1638.
He was appointed to the fifth stall in
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch) and the Chapel of the Order of the Gart ...
in 1625, a position he held until 1638.
Notes
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1638 deaths
Canons of Windsor
Canons of Westminster
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
Year of birth missing