Walker King was an English churchman and man of letters, bishop of Rochester

Bishop of Rochester

The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...

 from 1809 and with French Laurence

French Laurence

French Laurence was an English jurist and man of letters, a close associate of Edmund Burke whose literary executor he became.-Life:...

 editor of the works of Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke PC was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party....

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Life

He was the son of the Revd James King of Clitheroe

Clitheroe

Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is 1½ miles from the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. It has a population of 14,697...

, Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, and Anne, daughter of John Walker, of Underhill. James King was his elder brother; his father later became Dean of Raphoe. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford

Brasenose College, Oxford

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, 20 February 1768, aged 16. He migrated to Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...

, graduating B.A. in 1771, M.A. in 1775, B.D. and D.D. in 1788. He became a Fellow of Corpus Christi.

In his clerical career, he was prebendary

Prebendary

A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...

 of Peterborough, 1794, canon of Wells, 1796, prebendary of Canterbury, 1803, and prebendary of Westminster, 1827. He was Bishop of Rochester from 1809, dying 22 February 1827.

Works

He was the main editor for the later volumes of Burke’s Works. The edition he prepared with Laurence was in eight volumes, appearing 1792 to 1827.

Family

He married Sarah, daughter of Edward Dawson. His son the Ven Walker King (1797–1859) was archdeacon of Rochester and father of Edward King

Edward King (English bishop)

Edward King was an Anglican bishop.-Life:He was the second son of the Revd Walker King, Archdeacon of Rochester and rector of Stone, Kent, and grandson of the Revd Walker King, Bishop of Rochester; his nephew was the Revd Robert Stuart King, who played football for England in 1882.King graduated...

. Walker's great-grandson, Revd Robert Stuart King

Robert King (footballer)

Canon Robert Stuart King was an English international footballer and Anglican clergyman.-Family:Robert Stuart King was born into a family of clergymen...

, once played football for England.