John Gilbert King DL (1822 - 1901)

Born 1822 in Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Biography

John King DL is Notable.

JOHN GILBERT KING JP DL (1822-1901), of Ballylin, High Sheriff of King's County, 1852, MP for King's County, 1865-8, who died unmarried and was succeeded by his nephew,

HENRY LOUIS MAHON JP DL (1860-1922), of Ballylin, High Sheriff of King's County, 1903, eldest son of Ross Mahon, of Ladywell, by Harriett his wife, daughter of the Rev Henry King, of Ballylin.

He assumed, by royal licence, the name and arms of KING in lieu of his patronymic, MAHON.

Research Notes

In 1860, John was involved in a legal case, claiming damage to some of his lands by the Commissioners of Public Works.^[1]

In 1868, John was appointed as one of the executors of his deceased cousin William Parsons, Earl of Rosse.^[2]

In 1879, John's tenants were refusing to pay rent, and when one of them paid their rent in full one of his cows was killed and the eyes of a ram belonging to him were gouged out.^[3]

In 1880, John was involved in a legal case regarding a bankrupt clergyman.^[4]

In 1881, one of John's tenants had a large hayrick set on fire for reasons that were somewhat obscure to the news reporter in terms of the choice of target, though it took place in a context of other similar events.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=h74tAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA307&lpg=RA1-PA307&dq=%22john+gilbert+king%22+parliament&source=bl&ots=yE7ZVDYt-Z&sig=ACfU3U2r9JLRI8ioYe34xwG3CDJD-1WfXQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwits4S3xo79AhXRy7sIHXY9DjQ4FBDoAXoECBMQAw#v=onepage&q=%22john%20gilbert%20king%22%20parliament&f=false
2. ↑ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3056526/3056530/32/
3. ↑ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3406103/3406109/68/
4. ↑ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3309929/3309932/16/
5. ↑ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3070938/3070944/69/

• Probate: "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ5D-5LR : 13 March 2018), John Gilbert King, 09 Jan 1901; citing 00134, 005014912, Principal Probate Registry, Dublin; 100,998.

• Probate: "Ireland Landed Estate Court Files, 1850-1885," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCN9-KC1 : 25 September 2020), John Gilbert King, 1878; citing Offaly (King's), Ireland, volume date Jan-Apr 1878, volume 131, document 014, National Archives, Dublin.

• https://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com/2014/07/ballylin-house.html

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p43674.htm#i436734

• https://web.archive.org/web/20141009110901/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Kcommons2.htm

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilbert_King