William King

(1663-1712)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: King, William, 1663-1712 NRA: King William (1663-1712) Judge and Author DNB: King, William (1663-1712), writer LBT ID: WiKing1712 VIAF ID: 36927739 LOC ID: n83180311	B/BAP: 1663 DIED: 1712
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English poet and wit who was Judge of the Admiralty in Ireland (1702); among his productions was The Art of Cookery, in imitation of Horace (1708). The Historical Account of the Heathen Gods and Heroes (1711) was often reprinted.
REFERENCES TO William King: Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859, Lord Byron and Some of his Contemporaries (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Mr. Dubois. Found 1: ¶ 2 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 17: Wellesleys Found 1: ¶ 3