Family and Education
b. 15 July 1801, 1st s. of Edward King of Croston, Lancs. and 2nd w. Dorothea, da. of John Myers of Preston, Lancs. educ. Eton; Not in school lists, but see The Times, 27 Mar. 1878. Corpus, Oxf. 1819; L. Inn 1821; continental tour 1823-4. m. (1) 7 Feb. 1828, Georgiana (d. 6 May 1858), da. of Robert Knight*, 1s. 6da.; (2) 19 July 1859, Louisa, da. of Rev. Charles Palmer of Lighthorne, Warws., 1s. 2da. suc. gt.-uncle Edward Bolton of Askham, Westmld. 1803; fa. 1824. d. 26 Mar. 1878.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Warws. 1830–1.
Capt. Warws. yeoman cav. 1827, 2nd troop 1831, maj. 1845, lt.-col. 1848, ret. 1876.
Main residence: Umberslade Hall, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warws.
Notes
King’s papers remain in private hands. The first paragraph of this biography draws on selected transcripts and a draft family history by Oliver Bolton King of High Wycombe (1953), made available to Warws. RO for filming [Bolton King mss TD 66/56], cited henceforth as King.
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Commons 1820-1832
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KING, Edward Bolton (1801-1878)
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