Harbour Board for many years until his death. He was the chairman of the New Plymouth Gas Company from its inception until his death. Death King died at 4 am on 28 April 1893 at his residence in Dawson Street, New Plymouth. He was buried at Te Henui Cemetery. He was survived by four sons, one daughter, and his wife. One of his sons, Truby King, was at the time of his death the Medical Superintendent of the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum. Truby's older brother Newton became a successful businessman in New Plymouth. References 1821 births 1893 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Members of the Taranaki Provincial Council English emigrants to New Zealand Burials at Te Henui Cemetery Unsuccessful candidates in the 1860–1861 New Zealand general election New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates People educated at the City of London School Alumni of the University of Oxford 19th-century New Zealand politicians