Background
King was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to Auckland with his parents as an infant.
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Thomas King
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He was educated at Auckland Grammar School.
Career
He later received private tuition in Wellington. Thomas King took over the charge of the in 1887 from the Reverend Arthur Stock, vicar of Street Peters (former astronomer in charge of the Wellington time-ball station on Lambton House Quay). King has an astronomical observatory facility named after him at in Wellington, New Zealand.
The (Māori: Ataira Te Ao Nui) in Wellington, near the, is now in constant use following the restoration of it and its telescope.
In May 2001 Gordon Hudson began the refurbishment of the 5 inch Grubb Telescope housed in the This telescope was made in 1882 by Grubb in Dublin and over its 120 years it is in remarkably good condition. King died on 16 March 1916 in Wellington.
