KING

Alfred (youngest son of Joseph King, author of Tables of interest). b. Liverpool 24 Dec. 1797; engineer to Liverpool gas company 1826 to death; will always be identified with history of gas lighting; invented the delicate pre ure guage and the photometer; suggested application of gas for cooking; invented a self-registering barometer; A.I.C.E. 25 Feb. 1840, M.I.C.E. 5 May 1840. d. 27 April 1867.