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
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. His maternal grandfather was Welsh. His maternal grandmother was from County Limerick, Ireland.