Admiral Sir George St Vincent King KCB (15 July 1809 – 18 August 1891) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.

[3] Promoted to captain in 1841, he commanded HMS Leander in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.

Earl Granville was leader of the Liberal party in the House of Lords, and head of the British delegation to Alexander II's coronation.

[3] King married Lady Caroline Mary Dawson Damer in 1847.

[4] King died at his home Wear House in Exeter, Devon, on 18 August 1891 aged 82.