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Adm. sizar (age 17) at PETERHOUSE, Mar. 16, 1756. B. Apr. 28, 1738, at Richmond, Yorks. School, Richmond. ' Matric. Michs. 1756; Scholar, 1756; B.A. (7th Wrangler) 1760; M.A. 1763. Fellow, 1764. Second Master at Newcastle School, 1760-6. Ord. deacon (Durham) Sept. 25, 1763; priest (Exeter, Litt. dim. from Norwich) Mar. 15, 1767. Town Preacher of Ipswich, 1766. Head Master of Ipswich Grammar School, 1767-98. R. of St Matthew's, Ipswich, 1772. R. of Witnesham, Suffolk, 1775-1822. Married, in 1777, Elizabeth Sarah, dau. of the Rev. Thomas Bishop, R. of Trimley St Martin, and had issue, nine sons. Author, Sermons. Died Jan. 26, 1822. Buried at Witnesham. M.I. in vestry, St Mary-at-the-Tower, Ipswich. Father of John (1795), Charles (1805) and William (1806). (T. A. Walker, 312 and MS. note; Durham Ord. Bk.; G. Mag., 1822, I. 183.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1763 | Ordi(ordination) | King, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1764 | Appt(Institution) | King, John | Peterhouse, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1767 | Ordi(ordination) | King, John | / | priest | View |
| 1767 | Subsc | King, John | Ipswich Free Grammar School / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1767 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | King, John | / | priest | View |
| 1772 | Appt(Institution) | King, John | Ipswich, St Matthew / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Institution) | King, John | Witnesham / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Vac(cession) | King, John | Peterhouse, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1822 | Vac(Death) | King, John | Witnesham / | Rector | View |