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Rufus King
Gender:
Male
Born:
March 24, 1755
Died:
April 29, 1827
Home Town:
Scarborough, MA
Later Residences:
New York, NY
Jamaica, NY
Jamaica, NY
Marriage(s):
Mary Alsop King (unknown)
Biographical Notes:
Rufus King was born in Scarborough, MA (now part of Maine). He studied law, participated in the Revolutionary War, and was a delegate to the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention. He married Mary Alsop of NY and relocated there. He became active in politics and served as a director of the first bank of the United States; a U.S. Senator; and a minister to Great Britain. He ran for the presidency as a federalist, but lost to James Monroe.
Education
Other Education:
Harvard University, 1777
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Political Office
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Edward King
Son
LLS (1813-1815) - James Gore King
Son
LLS (1810) - Mary Alsop King
Wife
Secondary Sources:
"American's Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention," National Archives and Records Administration, accessed at http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers_massachusetts.html January 16, 2012
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