Background
William King was born in May 1650, the son of James King, an Aberdeen man who migrated to Antrim.
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William King was born in May 1650, the son of James King, an Aberdeen man who migrated to Antrim.
William King was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
William King was an author and supported the Glorious Revolution. On 25 October 1671, King was ordained a deacon as chaplain to John Parker, archbishop of Tuam, and on 14 July 1673 Parker gave him the prebend of Kilmainmore, County Mayo. King, who lived as part of Parker"s household, was ordained a priest on 12 April 1674. His support of the Glorious Revolution in 1688 served to advance his position.
William King became Bishop of Derry in 1691. 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. Much of his correspondence survives and provides a historic resource for the study of the Ireland of his time.
He died in May 1729. King"s years as a bishop were marked by reform and the building of churches and glebe houses, and by the dispensing of charity.
His political influence was considerable: he was consulted on judicial appointments and at times seems to have had an effective veto over candidates he considered unsuitable. His influence later declined after the appointment of Hugh Boulter as Archbishop of Armagh.
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