Edward King may refer to:

Politicians

Edward J. King Edward Joseph King (May 11, 1925 – September 18, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 66th Governor of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983. A member of the Democratic Party until 1985, he then became a member of the Republican ...

(1925–2006), Governor of Massachusetts, 1979–1983 (Also sportsman) *

Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston PC (I) (29 March 1726 – 8 November 1797) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Biography He was the eldest son of Sir Henry King, 3rd Baronet and Isabella Wingfield, daughter of Edward Wingfield. He had a t ...

(1726–1797), Anglo-Irish politician and peer *

Edward King (Irish politician) Edward King may refer to: Politicians * Edward J. King (1925–2006), Governor of Massachusetts, 1979–1983 (Also sportsman) * Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston (1726–1797), Anglo-Irish politician and peer * Edward King (Irish politician), M ...

, MP for Carrick, 1781–1793 *

Edward King (Ohio politician) Edward King (March 13, 1795 – February 6, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. He was an Ohio legislator and twice Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was on the first faculty of the Cincinnati Law School. Early lif ...

(1795–1836), twice Speaker of the Ohio House and co-founder and on first faculty of Cincinnati Law School *

Edward Bolton King Edward Bolton King (15 July 1800 – 23 March 1878) was a British Whig politician from Umberslade in Nuthurst, Warwickshire. Family King was the son of Edward King, Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster, and the grandson of Rev. ...

(1800–1878), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Warwick 1830–1837, South Warwickshire 1857–59 *

Edward John King Edward John King (July 1, 1867 – February 17, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, King moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled in Galesburg, Knox County, in 1880. He attended the ...

(1867–1929), U.S. Representative from Illinois * Edward King (Parliamentarian) (1606–1681), English lawyer and politician * Ed King (mayor), mayor of

Mount Pleasant, Iowa Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 9,274 in the 2020 census, an increase from 8,668 in the 2010 census. It was founded in 1835 by pioneer Presley Saunders. History ...

, who was assassinated during a 1986 city council meeting

Sportsmen

Ed King (American football) Edward E'Dainia King (born December 3, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in ...

(born 1969), former football player * Eddie King (British runner) (born 1976), British runner and finalist at the

1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 6–7. Medalists Results Heats First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Final ReferencesResults
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Eddie King (Canadian runner) Eddie King (18 September 1911 – 8 June 1994) was a Canadian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Lo ...

(1911–1994), Canadian Olympic athlete *

Eddie King (coach) Carl Edward King (July 9, 1912 – August 12, 1963) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach, head basketball coach, and athletic director at Morris Harvey ...

, (1912–1963), American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and educator * Eddie King (footballer, born 1890) (1890–?), English football right half * Eddie King (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1993), English-born football defender who played for Tottenham Hotspur * Eddie King (ice hockey) (1885–1970), Canadian ice hockey player * Eddie King (jockey), horse racing jockey who won the 2005 Rumson Stakes * Edward King (rower) (born 1989), American rower *

(1925–2006), American football end for the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Colts (also politician) *

Ted King (cyclist) Edward Carrington King (born January 31, 1983) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam . King turned professional in 2006 and raced for ten years, retiring from contemporary road racing in 2015. He ...

(born 1983), American cyclist

Musicians

Ed King Edward Calhoun King (September 14, 1949 – August 22, 2018) was an American musician. He was a guitarist for the psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock and guitarist and bassist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 to 197 ...

(1949–2018), American musician; member of Lynyrd Skynyrd *

Edward T. King Edward T. "Eddie" King was an early twentieth century percussionist, conductor, Artist and Repertoire (A&R) man, and manager for Zon-o-phone, the Victor Talking Machine Company, and Columbia Records. Career Zon-o-phone According to Gracyk, aft ...

, early 20th-century musician and Zon-o-phone, Victor and Columbia executive *

Eddie King (musician) Eddie King (April 21, 1938 – March 14, 2012) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. '' Living Blues'' magazine stated that "King is a potent singer and player with a raw, gospel-tinged voice and an aggressive, thi ...

(1938–2012), American blues guitarist

Writers

* Edward King (British poet) (1612–1637) * Edward King (antiquarian) (1735?–1807), English barrister and writer * Edward King (author) (1848–1896), American journalist and author

Military figures

* Edward King (Royal Navy officer) (1774–1807), captain during the Napoleonic Wars *

Edward Leonard King Major General Edward Leonard King (December 5, 1873 – December 27, 1933) was an American football player and coach and officer in the United States Army. He played college football as the halfback at the United States Military Academy from 1 ...

(1873–1933), American football player and coach; general in U.S. Army * Edward P. King (1884–1958), American major general who led US forces on Bataan during World War II * Edward Durnford King (1771–1862), Royal Navy officer

Religious figures

* Edward King (bishop of Elphin) (died 1639), Anglican bishop in Ireland * Edward King (bishop of Lincoln) (1829–1910), Anglican bishop in England * Edward King (priest) (1920–1998), Anglican clergyman

Others

* Edward King (jurist) (1794–1873), jurist twice nominated to the United States Supreme Court *

Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough (16 November 1795 – 27 February 1837) was an Irish antiquarian who sought to prove that the indigenous peoples of the Americas were a Lost Tribe of Israel. His principal contribution was in making availa ...

(1795–1837), Irish antiquarian * Edward King (New York banker) (1833–1908), American banker * Edward Skinner King (1861–1931), American astronomer