William King (archbishop)
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| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Archdiocese of Dublin |
| Title | Archbishop of Dublin, Primate of Ireland |
| Period in office | 1703 — 1729 |
| Predecessor | Narcissus Marsh |
| Successor | John Hoadly |
| Religious career | |
| Priestly ordination | 1679 |
| Previous bishoprics | Londonderry |
| Previous post | Bishop |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | May 1650 |
| Place of birth | County Antrim |
| Date of death | May 1729 |
William King, D.D. (1650-1729) was an Anglican divine in the Church of Ireland, who was Archbishop of Dublin from 1703 to 1729. He was an author and supported the Glorious Revolution.
[edit] Life
William was born in May of 1650 in County Antrim and was educated at Trinity College at Dublin. He was ordained in 1679. His support of the Glorious Revolution in 1688 served to advance his position. He became the Bishop of Londonderry in 1691. As a man of letters he wrote The State of the Protestants in Ireland under King James's Government in 1691 and De Origine Mali in 1702. He was advanced to the position of Archbishop of Dublin in 1703, a post he would hold until his death. He gave £1,000 for the founding of "Archbishop King's Professorship of Divinity" at Trinity College in 1718, and the post still carries his name. Much of his correspondence survives and provides a historic resource for the study of the Ireland of his time. He died in May of 1729.
King's years as a bishop were marked by reforming zeal, by great activity in the building of churches and glebe houses, and by the dispensing of extensive and wise charity.
He played an important role in the incident surrounding the production of Wood's Halfpence, and was involved in asking Jonathan Swift to write the Drapier's Letters, which contributed to the protection of the rights of Ireland.
[edit] Further reading
- C. S. King, ed. "A great Archbishop of Dublin, William King, D.D., 1650-1729: His autobiography, family, and a selection from his correspondence."; 1906, Longman,Green.
- Philip O'Regan; "Archbishop William King, 1650-1729 and the Constitution in Church and State"; 2000, Four Courts Press, ISBN 1-85182-464-2.
- Robert S. Matteson, A large private park: the collection of Archbishop William King 1650–1729. Cambridge: LP Publications, 2003. (Libri Pertinentes, no. 7) 2 vols ISBN 0-9518811-6-7; co-published with Tempe (Arizona): Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2003. ISBN 0-86698-304-X
- Fauske, Christopher, ed. "Archbishop William King and the Anglican Irish Context, 1688-1729"; 20004, Four Courts Press, ISBN 1-85182-681-5.
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| Preceded by Ezekiel Hopkins |
Bishop of Londonderry 1691–1703 |
Succeeded by Charles Hickman |
| Preceded by Narcissus Marsh |
Archbishop of Dublin 1703–1729 |
Succeeded by John Hoadly |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | King, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Irish Anglican Archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May, 1650 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | County Antrim, Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May, 1729 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
