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King, Thomas, 1730-1805
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1730-1805
History
KING, THOMAS, son of a tradesman, parish of St. George’s, Hanover Square; b. 20 Aug 1730; adm. Jun 1744; articled to a London solicitor, but went on the stage; engaged by Garrick for Drury Lane 1748; acted under Thomas Sheridan (qv) at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin 1750-8, where he made his mark as an actor in comedy; again at Drury Lane 1759-1802; the original Sir Peter Teazle in the first production of The School for Scandal, 8 May 1777, and Puff in the original cast of The Critic 29 Oct 1779; connected with the management of Drury Lane and Sadler’s Wells; ruined himself by gambling; m. 1766 --- Baker, hornpipe dancer; d. 11 Dec 1805. DNB.
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GB 2014
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.