John King, 1st Baron Kingston

John King, 1st Baron Kingston was the son of Sir Robert King and Frances Folliott.1 He married Catherine Fenton, daughter of Sir William Fenton and Margaret FitzGibbon.1 He died in 1676.1

He fought in the English Civil War in 1641, in the King's Army.1 He was commander of the Boyle Castle in 1642.1 He fought in the relief of Elphin Caslte, where he won distinction as commander of the relieving force.1 In 1649 he was voted £100 by Parliament.1 He fought in the defeat of the Catholic Army on 21 June 1650, where he personally captured the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher.1 He was invested as a Knight on 5 June 1660.1 He was created 1st Baron Kingston, of Kingston, co. Dublin [Ireland] on 4 September 1660.1 He held the office of a Commissioner of the Court of Claims [Ireland] in December 1660.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in December 1660.1 He gained the rank of Captain in 1661 in the service of the Earl of Mountrath's regiment of cavalry.1 He held the office of Commissary General of Horse in 1661.1 He held the office of a Parliamentary Commissioner on 27 June 1661, to go to England.1 In 1664 he had a large grant of land in Counties Cork, Kildare, and Limerick.1 He held the office of Governor of Connaught in 1666, jointly.1 He was Colonel of the Lord Kingston's Cavalry Regiment between 1672 and 1675.2 Children of John King, 1st Baron Kingston and Catherine Fenton

   Robert King, 2nd Baron Kingston1 b. c 1659, d. Dec 1693

   John King, 3rd Baron Kingston+1 b. c 1664, d. 15 Feb 1727/28

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Other References

• Wikipedia contributors. "John King, 1st Baron Kingston." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct peerages of the British empire. London: Harrison, 59 Pall Mall; 1866; page 305