KING, JOHN, second son of John King (elected to Oxford 1576, qv); b. 1595; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1608, matr. 20 Jan 1608/9, Westminster Student to 1619; BA 1611; MA 1614; BD and DD 1625; Public Orator14 Dec 1622-5; ordained; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, from 28 Aug 1624; Canon of Windsor from 6 Aug 1625; Rector of Remenham, Berks., 1625; m. Mary, widow of Benjamin Baron, St. Andrew Undershaft, London, citizen and grocer, and dau. of William Harrison, London; d. 2 Jan 1638/9. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. DNB. [Note however that there may be some confusion between the respective preferments of this John King and those of Rev. John King DD, Prebendary of Westminster 15 Sep 1613 – death 7 Aug 1638, also Canon of Windsor from 23 Nov 1615 and Prebendary of St. Paul’s from 23 Dec 1616, father of next (qv)].
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- https://collections.westminster.org.uk/index.php/college-1