Early Life
King was born in Windsor, Connecticut, the son of Timothy King, a weaver and Revolutionary naval commander, and Sarah (Fitch) King. At the age of fifteen, he moved to Darien, Georgia and started working. His early professional life included jobs as surveyor in Glynn County, and Justice of the Peace in McIntosh County.
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