John King (priest)
John King DD (d. 2 January 1638) was a Canon of Windsor from 1625 to 1638[1] and a Canon of Westminster from 1613 to 1638.
Family
[edit]He was the second son of John King (Bishop of London).
Career
[edit]He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford graduating BA in 1611 and MA in 1614 and DD in 1625.
He was appointed:
- Prebendary of Kentish Town in St Paul's Cathedral 1616 - 1639
- Public Orator of Oxford 1624
- Prebendary of Christ Church, Oxford 1624
- Rector of Remenham, Berkshire
He was appointed to the twelfth stall in Westminster Abbey in 1613, a position he held until 1638.
He was appointed to the fifth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1625, a position he held until 1638.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
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