Background
King, John A. was born in 1834 in DeWitt Township, New York, United States. Son of William M. and Hannah (Hadley) King.
King, John A. was born in 1834 in DeWitt Township, New York, United States. Son of William M. and Hannah (Hadley) King.
Reared on farm.
In business in Toledo, O., 1859-1861. Bookkeeper and later treasurer South. M. Nickerson & Company, distillers, 1861-1867. Wholesale drug business, 1867-1888.
Bought controlling interest in McAvoy Brewing Company, 1888, selling property to English syndicate, 1889.
President Fort Dearborn National Bank, 1889-1903. Trustee Chicago Sanitary District, 1889-1891.