Walker King

Walker King
Bishop of Rochester

Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Rochester
Elected	1809
Term ended	1827 (death)
Predecessor	Thomas Dampier
Successor	Hugh Percy
Orders
Consecration	c. 1809
Personal details
Born	1751
Died	(1827-02-22)22 February 1827
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Revd James King & Anne Walker
Spouse	Sarah Dawson
Children	Ven Walker King, Archdeacon of Rochester
Profession	Academic; editor
Alma mater	Brasenose College, Oxford

Walker King (1751 – 22 February 1827) was an English churchman and man of letters, bishop of Rochester from 1809, and, together with French Laurence, co-editor of the works of Edmund Burke.

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Life

King was the son of the Reverend James King of Clitheroe, Lancashire, and Anne, daughter of John Walker, of Hungerhill, Bolton-by-Bowland. James King and John King, Under Secretary of State at the Home Office were his brothers; his father later became Dean of Raphoe.^[1] He was educated at Sedbergh School and later matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 20 February 1768, aged 16. King migrated to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1771, M.A. in 1775, B.D. and D.D. in 1788. He became a Fellow of Corpus Christi.

In his clerical career, he was prebendary of Peterborough, 1794, canon of Wells, 1796, prebendary of Canterbury, 1803, and prebendary of Westminster, 1827. He was Bishop of Rochester from 1809. He and Henry Bathurst, Bishop of Norwich were the only two bishops to support Catholic emancipation. He died on 22 February 1827.

Works

King served as the main editor for the later volumes of Burke's Works.^[2] The edition he prepared with Laurence was in eight volumes, appearing 1792 to 1827.^[3]

Family

King married Sarah, daughter of Edward Dawson. His son the Ven Walker King was archdeacon of Rochester and father of Edward King. Walker's great-grandson, Reverend Robert Stuart King, once played football for the English national side.

References

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"King, Walker (KN799W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

^ Dictionary of National Biography, article on James King the son.
^ Paul Langford et al. (editors), The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke, vol. 6 (1991), p. 265.
^ http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/b/Burke,Edmund/life.htm

Church of England titles
Preceded by Thomas Dampier	Bishop of Rochester 1809–1827	Succeeded by Hugh Percy

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Pre-Conquest	Justus Romanus Paulinus of York Ithamar Damianus Putta Cwichelm Gebmund Tobias Aldwulf Dunn Eardwulf Diora Waermund (I) Beornmod Tatnoth Badenoth Waermund (II) Cuthwulf Swithwulf Ceolmund Cyneferth Burgric Beorhtsige Ælfstan Godwine (I) Godwine (II) Siward
Conquest to Reformation	Arnost Gundulf Ralph d'Escures Ernulf John (I) John (II) Ascelin Walter Waleran Gilbert Glanvill Benedict of Sausetun Henry Sandford Richard Wendene Lawrence of St Martin Walter de Merton John Bradfield John Kirkby Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Thomas Wouldham Hamo Hethe John Sheppey William Whittlesey Thomas Trilleck Thomas Brinton William Bottlesham John Bottlesham Richard Young John Kemp John Langdon Thomas Brunce William Wells John Low Thomas Rotherham John Alcock John Russell Edmund Audley Thomas Savage Richard FitzJames John Fisher
Post-Reformation	John Hilsey Nicholas Heath Henry Holbeach Nicholas Ridley John Ponet John Scory Maurice Griffith Edmund Allen Edmund Gheast Edmund Freke John Piers John Young William Barlow Richard Neile John Buckeridge Walter Curle John Bowle John Warner Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) John Warner John Dolben Francis Turner Thomas Sprat Francis Atterbury Samuel Bradford Joseph Wilcocks Zachary Pearce John Thomas Samuel Horsley Thomas Dampier Walker King Hugh Percy George Murray Joseph Wigram Thomas Legh Claughton Anthony Thorold Randall Davidson Edward Talbot John Harmer Linton Smith Christopher Chavasse David Say Michael Turnbull Michael Nazir-Ali James Langstaff Jonathan Gibbs