George Gordon King

George Gordon King (born June 9, 1807 in Newport , Rhode Island , † July 17, 1870 there ) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1853 he represented the first constituency of the state of Rhode Island in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George King enjoyed a good education. After leaving school in Newport, he attended Phillips Academy in Andover ( Massachusetts ). He then studied until 1825 at Brown University in Providence . After a subsequent law degree in Litchfield ( Connecticut ) and his admission to the bar in 1827, King began his profession in Providence and Newport.

Politically, he became a member of the Whig Party , founded in the early 1830s . From 1845 to 1846 he was an MP and Speaker in the House of Representatives from Rhode Island . In the congressional elections of 1848 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington , where he replaced Robert B. Cranston on March 4, 1849 . After a re-election in 1850, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1853 . In the elections of 1852 he was defeated by the Democrat Thomas Davis . George King was the last Whigs Congressman from Rhode Island.

After his tenure in Congress, King withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs. He died in July 1870 in his native Newport.

Web links

• George Gordon King in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Gordon King in the database of Find a Grave (English)