{{Short description|Canadian politician (1836–1928)}} {{other people||George King (disambiguation)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = George Gerald King | image = GeorgeGeraldKing23.jpg | alt = | caption = | constituency_MP2 = Queen's | parliament2 = Canadian | term_start2 = 1878 | term_end2 = 1887 | predecessor2 = John Ferris | successor2 = George Frederick Baird
| term_start3 = 1891 | term_end3 = 1892 | predecessor3 = George Frederick Baird | successor3 = George Frederick Baird
| office4 = Member of the Senate of Canada for New Brunswick | term_start4 = 1896 | term_end4 = 28 April 1928 | birth_date = {{birth date|1836|12|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Springfield, New Brunswick | death_date = {{death date and age|1928|4|28|1836|12|11|df=y}} | death_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | party = Liberal | profession = Businessman }} '''George Gerald King''' (11 December 1836 – 28 April 1928) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Springfield, New Brunswick, the son of Malcolm King and Elizabeth Hickson, he was a businessman before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the New Brunswick riding of Queen's in the 1878 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1882 election. He was defeated in the 1887 election and an 1888 by-election, and was re-elected in the 1891 and 1896 elections.
In 1860, King married Esther Briggs. Their son George Herbert King served in the New Brunswick assembly and their son James Horace King served in the House of Commons.<ref name="obit" />
He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1896, representing the senatorial division of Queen's, New Brunswick. He died in office in 1928.<ref name="obit">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-obituary-for-senator/105198774/ Senator G. King Dies at Age of 92 in Edmonton] ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 30, 1928, pg 8</ref>
== Electoral record == {{1878 Canadian federal election/Queen's}} {{1882 Canadian federal election/Queen's}} {{1887 Canadian federal election/Queen's}}
By-election: On Mr. Baird's resignation because his election was contested, 24 November 1887
{{CanElec1-by|18 January 1888}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|George Frederick Baird |1,175}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George Gerald King |1,064}} {{end}}
N.B. The Canadian Directory of Parliament states that George Frederick Baird was declared duly elected by a court decision. {{1891 Canadian federal election/Queen's}}
== References == {{reflist}} * {{DictCanbio|ID=8222}}
==External links== * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=11971}}
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