King attended Union Hall Academy in Jamaica ; and graduated from Harvard College in 1835 . Then he engaged briefly in mercantile pursuits , studied law , was admitted to the bar , and practiced for some time . However , he spent most of his life as a gentleman farmer , looking after the family estate . He was a delegate to the 1872 Republican National Convention ; a presidential elector in 1872 , voting for Ulysses S. Grant and Henry Wilson ; and a member of the New York State Senate ( 1st D. ) in 1874 and 1875 . In 1876 and 1880 , he ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress
1872 Republican National Convention
1872 Republican National Convention
John A. King (1817–1900)