John de Kingston

Sir John de Kingston[a] (died after 1336) Lord of Kingston Bagpuize and Little Sutton was an English knight of the late 12th and early 13th centuries from Berkshire and Wiltshire.

As one of King Edward I's leading commanders, he was Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 1298 to 1300 and from 1301 to at least 1305 (possibly as late as 1310).

John and his brother Nicholas were captured during the battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314.

[4] Kingston was known to be a member of the Earl of Lancaster's baronial revolt, known as the Despenser War, against King Edward II of England and fled abroad after the defeat of the Earl of Lancaster at the battle of Boroughbridge in 1322.

[6] He also held the offices of the Sheriff of Edinburgh and Senator of the College of Justice, during part of his lifetime.