King, Francis T., 1817-1891
Variant namesBiographical Note: Francis T. King was a Quaker merchant who was appointed in 1867 to the first Board of Trustees, The Johns Hopkins University.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, Feb. 25, 1819, the son of Joseph and Tacy Ellicott King. He graduated in the first class of Haverford College in 1835 and entered business in Baltimore. After meeting the prominent English Quaker, Joseph John Gurney in 1838, King devoted great attention to charitable and educational work. King was instrumental in fulfilling the bequest of the Quaker philanthropist, Johns Hopkins, to establish a hospital and university in Baltimore. He traveled in Europe to seek professors for the university faculty and directed the design and construction of the hopital. King was also chairman of the trustees who were planning Bryn Mawr College. Francis T. King died in 1891.
From the description of Francis T. King reminiscences, 1826-1843. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48380042
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Hartshorne, Henry, 1823-1897. Family papers, 1797-1957 (bulk 1836-1897). | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Alderson, William. The Dolobran Mining Company papers, 1880-1913. | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Chase, Thomas, 1827-1892. Papers, 1843-1947 (bulk 1843-1892). | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | King, Francis T. (Francis Thompson), 1819-1891. Francis T. King reminiscences, 1826-1843. | Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library | |
| creatorOf | Taylor family. Papers, 1677-1970 (bulk 1820-1885). | Haverford College Library |
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| associatedWith | Chase, Thomas, 1827-1892. | person |
| associatedWith | Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847. | person |
| associatedWith | Hartshorne, Henry, 1823-1897. | person |
| associatedWith | Haverford College | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Johns Hopkins Hospital. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Johns Hopkins University. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | King, Joseph, 1784-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | King, Tacy E. (Tacy Ellicott), 1795-1872. | person |
| associatedWith | Taylor family. | family |
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Person
Birth 1817
Death 1891
