widowed Lady King lived in Grosvenor Square until her death in 1767. In 1835 his great-great-grandson William King (1805–1893), married Ada Byron, the only daughter of Lord Byron and was later created Earl of Lovelace. Another descendant Peter John Locke King was a Member of Parliament for Surrey from 1847 to 1849 and won some fame as an advocate of reform, being responsible for the passing of the Real Estate Charges Act 1854, and for the repeal of a large number of obsolete laws. Works Lord King published in 1702 a History of the Apostles' Creed (Leipzig, 1706; Basel, 1750) which went through several editions and was also translated into Latin. His earlier work An Enquiry into the Constitution, Discipline, Unity and Worship of the Primitive Church that flourished within the first Three Hundred Years after Christ was published 1691 and was quoted by John Wesley in many of his correspondences and is seen as influencing many of his view on the order of the Church. Cases Some notable cases on which he was involved: R v Woodburne and Coke Keech v Sandford (1726) Sel Cas Ch 61 Coppin v Coppin (1725) - a will settling land in England must conform to the rules of English law, even when made abroad Croft v Pyke (1733) - a partner's joint estate is liable first to the debts of the partnership, before payment of legacies to heirs Milner v Colmer (1731) Brown et Uxor v Elton (1733) - the practice of the court was to compel a husband to make a settlement on the wife before recovering his wife's portion by equity Spoke in support of the second article brought against Dr.Sacheverell, February 28, 1709/10 - 'Tryal of Dr.Sacheverell' printed London 1710 References Attribution 1669 births 1734 deaths People educated at Exeter School Members of the Middle Temple Serjeants-at-law (England) Chief Justices of the Common Pleas Lord chancellors of Great Britain Lord High Stewards Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain Peter 1 English MPs 1701 English MPs 1701–1702 English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Bere Alston British MPs 1707–1708 British MPs 1708–1710 British MPs 1710–1713 British MPs 1713–1715 Fellows of the Royal Society Members of the Parliament of England for Bere Alston