Thomas King (MP)

Thomas King (died 1688) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1679.

King married into a merchant family of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and became a freeman of Yarmouth in 1647. He was a victualler to the parliamentary navy. In 1650 he moved his business to Harwich but in 1657 the house he had built and his warehouse were requisitioned by parliament for a new dockyard. He then moved to London. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Harwich in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was commissioner for assessment for Essex from August 1660 to 1679.

In 1661 King was elected MP for Harwich again in the Cavalier Parliament. He was commissioner for corporations for Essex from 1662 to 1663 and commissioner for assessment for Harwich from 1663 to 1679. King's parliamentary career was characterised by a pursuit of parliamentary income and suspicions of financial irregularity. He was one of the instigators of the Royal Fishery Company on which Samuel Pepys published a highly critical report in 1664. Pepys found King had hung on to £429 of voluntary subscriptions and "insinuated in his accounts" that he had assigned the lease of his house worth £700 at Harwich to the Fishing Company . Pepys suggested it would be useful "to inquire whether this house was not long ago otherwise disposed of by him" and pointed out another instance where King was defrauding the Company.

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Thomas King (New Zealand politician)

Thomas King (21 November 1821 – 28 April 1893) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. He served in the first two Parliaments, and was otherwise active in New Plymouth. He was one of the first settlers, coming out on the first ship to New Plymouth in 1841.

Early life

King was born in London on 21 November 1821. He received his education at the City of London School and then at Oxford University.

He came to New Zealand in March 1841 on the William Bryan. He married Mary Chilman (born in London), the daughter of the New Plymouth settler Richard Chilman, in 1846. She was the sister of Richard Chilman, the local secretary of the Plymouth Company. The Kings had seven children.

Political career

King was a member of the Taranaki Provincial Council, serving as provincial treasurer.

Member of Parliament

King served in the 1st New Zealand Parliament for Grey and Bell and resigned on 22 June 1855. He declared himself "tired of political life with its anxieties, cares, and responsibilities - with my severance from my home and my family". Financial worries may also have played a part - King was not by any means wealthy, and was consequently a notable champion of remuneration and expenses for MPs.

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Val Pollard

Valerie "Val" Pollard (née Lambert) is a fictional character from the soap opera, Emmerdale. She is played by Charlie Hardwick, and made her first on-screen appearance on 1 February 2004. She is perhaps best known for her sharp-tongue, witty comments and amusing scenes. She was introduced as the younger sister of established character, Diane Sugden (Elizabeth Estensen), and was involved in a love triangle with Diane and her husband, Rodney Blackstock (Patrick Mower). In 2008, Val married Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell), after being kidnapped by the Dingle family, and battled cataracts. In 2010, Eric and Val fostered troublesome teenager Amy Wyatt (Chelsea Halfpenny), and extended the Pollard clan. Hardwick took a 3-month break from the show in early 2012, and returned in June, and Val was written out as she went to stay in Portugal. Upon her return, she was punched across the face by Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson) and phoned the police, leading to most of the village hating her. In 2014, Val met her most serious storyline when she is diagnosed as being HIV positive following a fling in Portugal. Eric, however, is negative.