Memorial: M1910

Wall tablet at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Lancashire commemorating Captain James King RN d. 1784

Location

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JAMES KING RN. LLD. FRS. / SOMETIME SCHOLAR OF THIS SCHOOL / AND FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE OF / CAPTAIN COOK / THE FAMOUS NAVIGATOR AND EXPLORER / HE DIED IN THE YEAR 1784 AGED 34 YEARS / ERECTED BY THE OLD / CLITHERONIANS ASSOCIATION 1939'

Details

Type: Tablet

People

King, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1784

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Cause of Death:
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Served under James Cook on his last voyage. Died at Nice of tuberculosis where he is buried. Blue plaque in King Street, Clitheroe on the site of King's former home.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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