Edward Vincent King was born in Staincliffe, Yorkshire, England on 26 May 1872 and was articled to James Ledingham (1849-1926) in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1888. He also studied at Bradford Technical College. He was employed as an assistant to William Perkins (?-1908), and to Joseph Hall Morton (1850-1923). King qualified as an architect in 1901 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) later that year. He commenced independent practice as an architect in Dewsbury, Yorkshire in 1904.
King's address was given as The Vicarage, Hartshead, Normanton in 1901 and 182 Old Bank Road, Dewsbury in 1914 and 1919. By 1920 he had moved to Bridlington, Yorkshire where he remained for the rest of his life and where he died on 24 October 1949
Slaughter house, stables and warehouses for the Bishop Auckland Cooperative Society; slaughter house, butcher's shop, stables and house at Mirfield; Wesleyan Church at Robert Town; Wesleyan Sunday Schools at Hartshead and Oakenshaw, near Bradford. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001