Cambridge High and Latin School

John H. King “Burly”

John H. King (“Burly”) was one of 462 graduates in the class of 1926 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Kelley School; headed for Massachusetts Institute of Technology; lived at 98 Berkshire Street. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 80.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 145 more named King

Full name: John H. King
Known as: Burly
Lived at: 98 Berkshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Kelley School
Headed for: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Also searched as: Burly King; Jack King; John King; Johnny King.

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Household 1
Neighbours 24
Same surname 109
Classmates 461
Same schools 40

In context

462 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 appear on this site, and King puts John 226th among them. Turning the scan to page 80 shows John; the portraits we read from this book run from page 23 to page 140. 24 members of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 are named John, making it the second most common first name there. Of 388 classmates who gave a plan, 197 (51%) point to a college or university; John's entry says “Massachusetts Institute of Technology”. Plans for a college or university made up 55% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1926 (197 of 355), against 54% in 1925 and 54% in 1927.

On the same scan page	Grace Ellen Killion, Lillian Klam, Louis Klashman
Same earlier school	Kelley School: 15 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 197 of 388 classmates with a plan (51%)
Same first name	John: 23 other people in the class

At home, 98 Berkshire Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

James KingCambridge 1925

The 1928 city directory lists John H. King with the occupation “student M I T” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named King at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Patrick King (wife Julia), janitor householderpage

The King household is listed here in 1925, 1928 and 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

Of bad King John, bards do sing, But not of our good friend, John King

Also grew up on Berkshire Street

The class of 1926

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Others named King

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Kelley School

Also headed for Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 80. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1926unse).

Published 1926, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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