Politicians
- Edward J. King (1925–2006), Governor of Massachusetts, 1979–1983
- Edward King (Irish politician), UK MP for the Irish constituency of Roscommon, 1802–1806
- Edward King (Ohio politician) (1795-1836), twice Speaker of the Ohio House and co-founder and on first faculty of Cincinnati Law School
- Edward Bolton King (1800–1878), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Warwick 183–137, South Warwickshire 1857–59
- Edward John King (1867–1929), U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Ed King (mayor), mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, who was assassinated during a 1986 city council meeting
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