Walker King (1751 – 22 February 1827) was an English churchman and man of letters, bishop of Rochester from 1809, and, together with

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, co-editor of the works of

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Life

King was the son of the Reverend James King of

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, and Anne, daughter of John Walker, of Underhill. James King was his elder brother; his father later became Dean of Raphoe. He was educated at

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and later matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 20 February 1768, aged 16. King migrated to

Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 12t ...

, graduating B.A. in 1771, M.A. in 1775, B.D. and D.D. in 1788. He became a Fellow of Corpus Christi. In his clerical career, he was

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of Peterborough, 1794, canon of Wells, 1796, prebendary of Canterbury, 1803, and prebendary of Westminster, 1827. He was Bishop of Rochester from 1809. He died on 22 February 1827.

Works

King served as the main editor for the later volumes of Burke's Works. The edition he prepared with Laurence was in eight volumes, appearing 1792 to 1827.http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/b/Burke,Edmund/life.htm

Family

King married Sarah, daughter of Edward Dawson. His son the Ven Walker King was

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and father of Edward King. Walker's great-grandson, Reverend Robert Stuart King, once played football for the English national side.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Walker 1751 births 1827 deaths Bishops of Rochester Canons of Westminster Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford 19th-century Church of England bishops