King was educated at Columbia Grammar School, later attending a French school in New York run by Peugnet (a former officer under Napoleon). He later went to Europe and studied at a school in Meiningen in the Province of Saxony. He returned to the United States in 1849 and attended Harvard University, graduating in 1853.[7]
Career
After graduating from Harvard, he took lessons in engineering from Professor Mahan at West Point before joining his father's banking house, James G. King's Sons, in 1854.[7] He began as a clerk, eventually became a partner in the bank and then withdrew in 1861 to found his own brokerage business, having been a member of the New York Stock Exchange (of which he served as president in 1872).[1] In 1873, he was chosen as president of the Union Trust Company of New York,[8] serving in that role until his death.[7]
On October 20, 1858, King was married to Isabella Ramsay Cochrane (1838–1873).[10] Isabella was the daughter of Rupert John Cochran and Isabella Macomb (née Clarke) Cochrane. Together, they resided at 1 University Place in New York City and were the parents of six children, including:[7]
Alice Bayard King (1864–1943), who married Herman LeRoy Edgar, a son of William Edgar and Eliza (née Rhinelander) Edgar, in 1891.[11][12]
James Gore King (1868–1932), who married Sarah Erving, a daughter of John Erving and Cornelia (née Van Rensselaer) Erving, in 1896.[13]
Rupert Cochrane King (1873–1918), who married Grace Marvin, a daughter of Selden Marvin and Catharine (née Parker) Marvin, in 1901.[14]
After the death of his first wife on March 1, 1873, he remarried to Elizabeth Fisher (1847–1937), a daughter of William and Julia (née Palmer) Fisher of Philadelphia, on May 26, 1885.[7] Together, they were the parents of one child, a son:[7]
Edward King (b. 1886), who married Mary Gillett, daughter of Dr. Charles Gillett.[7]
After a two-week illness, King died in New York City on November 18, 1908.[1]
^Secretary, Harvard University Class of 1894; of 1894, Harvard College (1780-) Class (1919). Twenty-fifth Anniversary Report, 1894-1919. Plimpton Press. p. 262. Retrieved 14 May 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)