Thomas
King
MP
Born in London, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Chilman) King
— married
1846 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Biography
Thomas King was born 21 Nov 1820 & chrs. 17 Dec 1820 at Saint Andrew, Holborn, London, England, son of Thomas King and Susannah Elizabeth Richardson[1]
He went to City of London School and then at Oxford University[2]
He married Mary Chillman (sister of the New Plymouth settler Richard Chilman) in 1846 at New Plymouth, New Zealand.[2]
Their children:
- Mary King b. 1848
- Sarah King b. 1852[3] d. 1927 m. Frederick William Marchant 1878[4]
- Newton King b. 1855 [5] d. 1927
- Sir Frederick Truby King b. 1858[6] d. 1938
- Francis Worsley King b. 1862 d. 1864
- 1841 - Emigrated to New Zealand on the William Bryan
- 1853 - Member of Parliament for New Zealand
On arriving in New Zealand in 1841, he was a farmer. From 1861 to 1878, he became the manager of the Bank of New Zealand in New Plymouth for 16 years, from .He chaired the New Plymouth Harbour Board for many years until his death and he was the chairman of the New Plymouth Gas Company from its inception until his death[2]
He passed away in 1893 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (aged 72)[7] and is buried in the Te Henui cemetery [8].
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLLG-BZZ : 21 March 2020), Thomas King, 1820.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thomas King (New Zealand politician) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_King_(New_Zealand_politician)
- ↑ New Zealand Registry of BDM, 1852/1171
- ↑ New Zealand Registry of BDM, 1878/234
- ↑ New Zealand Registry of BDM, 1855/50
- ↑ New Zealand Registry of BDM, 1858/4475
- ↑ New Zealand Registry of BDM, 1893/2320
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187669780/thomas-king
Wikipedia [1]
Research Notes
Christening of Thomas shows his parents as Thomas King and Susannah Elizabeth Richardson "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLLG-BZZ : 21 March 2020), Thomas King, 1820.
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