The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-21
GEN. HORATIO KING DEAD.
He Was in Buchanan's
Cabinet and Held other Onces.

81 She AANAu OsaCh OAANt
Gen. Horatio King. who was Postmastcr-Gen-
eral in the Cabinet Of President Buchanan, died
at his residence In Washington yesterday.
Horatio King, LII. D., was the son of Samuel
and Sarah HALL King, and was born IN Paris,
Me-, June 81, 1911. His mother was q daugh-
ter Of Jonathan Hall, an early settler there from
Hopkinson, Mass. The 81 andfathero Of Horatio
King was George King Of Raynham. Mass. and
he and three of his brothers served in the war
Iea tado Spena men Of IKE IKE n mSSa Of Gem enc K S1uny WY
brought up on the farm and had q personal
knowledge Of what life upon the farm is. or
rather what II was at that time. He received such
an education as the common schools afforded,
and in the spring of 1929 entered the office OF
to learn the printers art. One year afterward
he became part owner, and in six months there
per. In May, 1883, he moved to Portland. On
Jan. l. 1888. he sold out to the Stdnddrd, and
that paper YVES finally merged with the Easter IN
PoStm General Amos Kendall TO a place in
the Post Office Department at Washington,
promotion from time to time until 1850, when
10 was connected with the foreign mail service,
certain postal arrangements of great Importance
to the service.
pl ta s' First 1881 assls hs Maf fs egE@asier- q psss1ae ant
office of great responsibility. but for which his
n,Rs. e "pt5 fnS vel ise htt Ebo nin h. nd He hel Aci TINS
nominated by, President buchanan and con.
q President Lincoln and the agpolntmept Of
master, General during the latter part Of Mr..
BuGhanan,s administration. when treason
the national capital. Though a lifelong Dem.
ocrat, Mr.. King was loyal to the core, and re-
mainei 50 during the entire struggle. Though n
crai1t, who was duly mustered IN and served in
tha *,;o, aryny Thtu A~hihitinn nf nufrintiGnn
and public spirit received official acknowledge
ment from the Government.
After retiring from the Post ONCE Department
Mr.. King was appointed, in April, 1852. one OF
a board OF commissioners to carry out the
Columbia. The service Of the commission was
limited to nine months. and on finally leaving
office Mr.. King went into a quiet business as an
international commissions. which he followed
0ntil about ten years ago, when he retired as far
as practicable from active business.
Mr.. King twice made the tour of Europe,
first in 1867 and again in ls75-76. The last tour
and on his return he published a book entitled
Sketches of Travel; or, Twelve Months In
Europe" He wrote much and upon, a great
rious occasions. He delivered an grafton
before the Union, Literary Society, of Washing
o e%h d a series Of saturday evening literary
entertainments at his private residence, which
a contributor to newspapers and magazines,
on historical and literary subjects, sometimes
translating articles from the frencn. he spent
his winters in Washington, but about six months
S %sa. season S.S,ov weTG passed at his summer home In
Mr.. King married, May 25. 1885. Ann Collins
of Portland, by whom he had seven children.
only three Of whom-one daughter, Mrs: A. A.
Coles. and two sons, Horatio 9. King and Henry
first wife died Sept. 90, 1869, and he married.
Feb. 8. 1873. Isabella, @. Osborne of Auburn,
N Mo- II y In III is as1r DiG * n"nior C % conferred
The funeral OF Miss Ethel King, a daughter
Of Gen. Horatio @. King and n granddaughter of
the former Postmaster-General, will take
place this afternoon from her late home at A
Willow street. Brooklyn. The Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott of Plymouth Church will oficiate.