Peter King

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Biography

Nigerian afrobeat musician

  • Name variations
  • P. King·Pete King
  • Aliases
  • Pete King
  • The African Messengers·The Supersonics (3)
  • Primary profession
  • Actor
  • Nationality
  • Australian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 03 April 1943
  • Place of birth
  • Bingara· New South Wales
  • Death date
  • 1957
  • Death age
  • 80
  • Place of death
  • Whataroa
  • Cause of death
  • Accident
  • Children
  • Education
  • University of Sydney·Truro School·Trinity College· Cambridge·Harrow School·Ohio University
  • Knows language
  • English language·English language·English language
  • Member of
  • Tipperary Senior Football Team
  • Parents
  • Peter King··

Music

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Played guitar in pop-punk band Dakoda Motor Co. with Davia Matson (nee Vallesillo) in the early and mid-90s.

Has one child, a son.

Resides in La Jolla, California.

Played guitar in the band The Surfers with fellow pro-surfer Kelly Slater.

United States House of Representatives (R-NY) (January 3, 1993-present).

Longtime friend of Judge Andrew Napolitano , since Notre Dame Law School.

Graduated from St. Francis College in Brooklyn in 1965 and earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1968.

Brother of Kevin King and Barbara King.

Favorite songs are "New York, New York" and "My Way" by Frank Sinatra , the theme from Rocky , "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and the Notre Dame Victory March.

His father, Peter King, was a New York City police officer.

Resides in Seaford, New York.

Became involved in the Northern Ireland peace process. His novel, Terrible Beauty, used Northern Ireland as the subject of the book.

Chairman, U.S. House Homeland Security Committee (?-2013).

Member, U.S. House Financial Services Committee, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and U.S. House Homeland Security Committee.

Chairman, U.S. House Counter-Terrorism Subcommittee.

Sculptor.

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