. Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine;. He originated Saturday eveningliterary entertainments at his private residencein Washington, which became popular, andcontributed largely to the cle\-ation of the liter-ary tone of the city. The one hundredth meet-ing was held February 21, 1884, aitd at therequest of citizens, the proceedings were pub-lished in a pamphlet of forty-eight pages. was a member for sixteen years (andmost of the time was secretary) of the Wash-ington National Monument Society, and hadthe great satisfaction of witnessing the com-pletion and dedication
. Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine;. He originated Saturday eveningliterary entertainments at his private residencein Washington, which became popular, andcontributed largely to the cle\-ation of the liter-ary tone of the city. The one hundredth meet-ing was held February 21, 1884, aitd at therequest of citizens, the proceedings were pub-lished in a pamphlet of forty-eight pages. was a member for sixteen years (andmost of the time was secretary) of the Wash-ington National Monument Society, and hadthe great satisfaction of witnessing the com-pletion and dedication of the beautiful 1894 another book of Mr. Kings most im-portant writings was published, under the title :Turning on the Light, compiled with asketch of his life by his son, Horatio C. InJune, 1896, the degree of Doctor of Lawswas conferred upon him by Dickinson November of that year Mr. King had asevere attack of the grip, from the effects ofwhich he did not entirely rally, and after sev-eral months of increasing weakness he died. STATE OF MAINE. 1689 on J\Iay 19, 1897, a peaceful passing of a re-markably active, useful and noble life. Itmav truthfully be said that his career is oneof the most remarkable in the history of thiscoimtry. Mr. King married, May 25, 1835,Anne Collins, of Portland, Maine, and hadseven children, of whom but three survive:Mrs. Annie A. Cole, of Washington. D. C.:General Horatio C. King, of Brooklyn, NewYork; and Henry F. King, of West Newton,Massachusetts. His wife died September 22,1869, and he married (second) February 8,1875, Isabella G. Osborne, of Auburn, New-York, who survives him. (\TI) Horatio C, son of Horatio and Anne(Collins) King, was born in Portland. }ilaine,December 22. 1837. His parents soon re-moved to Washington, D. C, where his earlyeducation began. He became a studen: firstof Emory and Henry College, Virginia, andthen of Dickinson College, Carlisle. Pennsyl-vania, from which institution he was grad-uated 1858. H
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