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John A. King (1817–1900) several who died young including Cornelia Ray, Ellen and Frederica, including: He died of pneumonia at the Savoy Hotel in Manhattan which had been his winter residence for a number of years, and was buried at the Grace Episcopal Churchyard in Jamaica, Queens. John A. King (1817–1900) John Alsop King Jr. (July 14, 1817 – November 21, 1900 Manhattan, New York City) was an American politician from New York. King was born on July 14, 1817 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York. He was the second son of children born to New York Governor John Alsop King (1788–1867) and Mary