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Richard King (July 10, 1824 – April 14, 1885) was a riverboat captain, Confederate, entrepreneur, and most notably, the founder of the King Ranch in South Texas, which at the time of his death in 1885 encompassed over 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2).
King sometimes added the "crack" of a rifle shot to punctuate the sound of a cannonball hitting a ship's hull. [ 21 ] For the sound of wind in the storm as the ship rounds Cape Horn, King devised a wooden frame rigged with one thousand feet of line and set it in the back of a pickup truck.
She was commanded by Captain Richard King, who had participated in the campaign against the Expédition d'Irlande two years earlier. [10] Sirius had been stationed off the Texel to watch for Dutch movements and intercept any ships of smaller or equal size entering or leaving the waterway. Although van Neirop's squadron outnumbered King's ship ...
King was the son of Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet, a wealthy and high-ranking member of the Navy. King was placed on board ship at fourteen, thanks to the influence of his father and made Post Captain [1] just six years later, an achievement made possible by his father's rank of admiral. Normally an officer would be waiting double or triple ...
King was born in Gosport, the son of Curtis King and Mary Barnett. He joined the Royal Navy in 1738 and served on HMS Berwick. [1] In 1745 made a lieutenant in HMS Tiger and in 1756 he was promoted to commander of the fireship HMS Blaze. [1] He took part in the capture of Calcutta in 1756 and commanded the landing party at the capture of Hoogly ...
Selling Sunset alum Christine Quinn met husband Christian Richard through a matchmaking mutual friend and work. “[My friend was] like, ‘Also, he’s looking for a house.’ And I was like ...
Richard returned to the home he shares with the former Selling Sunset star and their 2-year-old son, but it's unclear who called the cops. He was released Thursday on $30,000 bond, records show.
For this exploit he was ordered by their majesties a gold chain and medal, and appointed captain of the Mary galley, 22 April 1692. The boy also received a medal (Griffith to Burchett, 14 June 1701; Admiralty Minute, 2 December 1692).