Baron Kingston

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Baron Kingston, of Kingston in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created 1660 for the military commander Sir John King. He was the elder brother of Sir Robert King, 1st Baronet, of Boyle Abbey (from whom the Earls of Kingston descend). The title became extinct on the death of his grandson, the fourth Baron, in 1761. However, the title was revived three years later for his kinsman Sir Edward King, 5th Baronet, of Boyle Abbey, who was also created Viscount Kingston in 1766 and Earl of Kingston in 1768.