Charles Ray King (March 16, 1813 – April 5, 1901)[1] was an American physician, farmer and author.
King, was a delegate to the 1872 Republican National Convention and later a member of the New York State Senate.
Charles Ray King attended grammar school in Jamaica and graduated from Columbia University in 1831, King received medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1834.
After spending two years studying in Paris, he returned to New York and worked as a physician.
King donated a large portion of his own books to the library.