King, Jeannette
HARRIET, educator, artist, poet, was born March 29, 1829, in Cheshire, Conn. She received her education in the Young Ladies' Select school of her native city. She is the wife of James W. King, the celebrated portrait painter, who died in 1877. Mrs. King has attained success in art; and has given instruction in music, embroidering, and in painting. Since her youth she has contributed extensively .to current periodicals; and her poems have received recognition in Poets of America and other standard collections.