Born 9 JAN 1834. Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Colony, South Africa.
Died 4 APR 1899. East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Age: 65.
Christening: 9 MAR 1834. Grahamstown, South Africa. Age:
Buried 1899 East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Occupation: Carpenter. 1855 Grahamstown, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Age: 20-21.
Note:Thomas King<p><p><p>Farmer, Parliamentarian, Magistrate & Town Councillor
</p><p>Thomas Alfred King, after whom King Street was named, was born in Grahamstown on 9 January 1834. He was originally a sheep farmer who became a Member of Parliament for Victoria East in the first parliament under Responsible Government. He also served for a time as a magistrate in the Transkei. In 1887 he moved to Johannesburg where he opened a share and mine property business but eventually retired to East London in 1890. He entered municipal politics in May 1892 and was re-elected in February 1896 and again in 1897. He died on 4 April 1899, after a long illness, while still a councillor, and was buried at East London. He was then 65 years of age.
Was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1869 to 1878<p>. <p>Obituary - Thomas Alfred King (1834 - 1899) <p><p><p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=c471a893-e14e-42ca-9013-163bcb9575a0&tid=6768410&pid=-1075842734
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