Birth Name: Peter Thomas King
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 5, 1944
Ethnicity:
*75% Irish
*25% Welsh/English
Peter T. King is an American politician and author. A Republican, he has been a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, since January 3, 1993. He was previously Comptroller of Nassau County, from January 1, 1982 to January 3, 1993.
Peter is the son of Ethel M. (Gittins) and Peter E. King. He is married to Rosemary Wiedl, with whom he has two children.
His paternal grandparents were Irish, from Inishbofin, County Galway.
Peter’s maternal grandfather was named Leonard William Gittins. Leonard was born in Worcestershire, England, and was of English, Welsh, and/or English and Welsh, descent.
Peter’s maternal grandmother was named Margaret McNamara. Margaret was from County Limerick, Ireland.
Source: Peter’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org