Edward King

Edward King may refer to:

## Politicians

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* 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), MP for Carrick, 1781–1793
* Edward King (Ohio politician) (1795–1836), twice Speaker of the Ohio House and co-founder and on first faculty of Cincinnati Law School
* Edward Bolton King (1800–1878), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Warwick 1830–1837, South Warwickshire 1857–59
* Edward John King (1867–1929), U.S. Representative from Illinois
* Edward King (Parliamentarian) (1606–1681), English lawyer and politician
* Ed King (mayor), mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, who was assassinated during a 1986 city council meeting

## Sportsmen

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* Ed King (American football) (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
* Eddie King (Canadian runner) (1911–1994), Canadian Olympic athlete
* Eddie King (coach), (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
* Edward J. King (1925–2006), American football end for the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Colts (also politician)
* Ted King (cyclist) (born 1983), American cyclist

## Musicians

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* Ed King (1949–2018), American musician; member of Lynyrd Skynyrd
* Edward T. King, early 20th-century musician and Zon-o-phone, Victor and Columbia executive
* Eddie King (musician) (1938–2012), American blues guitarist

## Writers

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* 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

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

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* 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

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* Edward King (jurist) (1794–1873), jurist twice nominated to the United States Supreme Court
* Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough (1795–1837), Irish antiquarian
* Edward King (New York banker) (1833–1908), American banker
* Edward Skinner King (1861–1931), American astronomer

## See also

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* Ed King (activist) (born 1936), American minister and activist
* King Edward (disambiguation)

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