William King, D.D. was an Anglican divine in the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

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, who was Archbishop of Dublin

Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)

The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland...

 from 1703 to 1729. He was an author and supported the Glorious Revolution

Glorious Revolution

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King was born in May 1650 in County Antrim

County Antrim

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 and was educated at Trinity College

Trinity College, Dublin

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, Dublin, graduating BA

Bachelor of Arts

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 on 23 February 1670 and MA in 1673.
On 25 October 1671, King was ordained a deacon

Deacon

Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...

 as chaplain

Chaplain

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 to John Parker

John Parker (archbishop)

John Parker DD was a Church of Ireland clergyman who came to prominence after the English Restoration, first as Bishop of Elphin, then as Archbishop of Tuam and finally as Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.-Early life:...

, archbishop of Tuam, and on 14 July 1673 Parker gave him the prebend of Kilmainmore, County Mayo

County Mayo

County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

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