Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . re-from with the degree of A. 13. in 1873, one ofhis classmates being ex-congressman LewisSperry, of Hartford, Connecticut. During aperiod of two years iunnediately following hisgraduation, Mr. King was employed as assist-ant princi[)al of the Monson academy, andwhile thus engaged began preparation for thelegal [)rofession liy jirivate reading. Sul)- 620 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OF NEW ENGLAND. sequently lie entered Columbia UniversityScliool of Law, where li
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . re-from with the degree of A. 13. in 1873, one ofhis classmates being ex-congressman LewisSperry, of Hartford, Connecticut. During aperiod of two years iunnediately following hisgraduation, Mr. King was employed as assist-ant princi[)al of the Monson academy, andwhile thus engaged began preparation for thelegal [)rofession liy jirivate reading. Sul)- 620 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OF NEW ENGLAND. sequently lie entered Columbia UniversityScliool of Law, where lie was graduated 1S77, In tiie same yeai lie was admittedto the bar in New York eity, where be at diieebegan active i)ractiee. In 1878 he removed to Troy, New York,and \ery soon gained a good standing at theRensselaer county i)ar, where in the course ofa few years he was retained in seseral notablyimi)ortaiit and closely contested cases, Ijecom-ing associated professionally with some of themost eminent lawyers of the Empire State,and winning recognition as a good jury law-yer and a safe counscdior. His law firm l)ecaiiie. HENRY A. KING. attorneys for numerous corporations, Ijotlimunicipal and private, and apjjcared in casesthat involved large financial interests. Ill 1888 Mr. King was nominated as therepublican candidate for the Supreme Courtjudgeship of the third judicial district of NewYork, covering and including the cities ofAlbany, Troy, , ami Kingston, ilishealth finally broke down from de\otion tohis work beyond the limits of his endurance,and in 189;5, having determined to witluhawfrom litigated , he returned to hisnative state, locating in Springfield, where he has gradually resumed professional work. Heoccasionally is .seen and heard in the courts,yet his iiractice in the main, to and management of estates. Mr. King was married on November (1, 1S7!I,to Maria L. Flynt, eldest daughter of WilliamN. Flynt, of Monson, Ma.
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