John Alsop King

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John Alsop King

John Alsop King (born January 3, 1788 in New York City , † July 7, 1867 in Jamaica , New York ) was an American politician and governor of New York from 1857 to 1859 . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented this state in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

John King was the son of US Senator Rufus King (1755-1827) and the older brother of Congressman James G. King (1791-1853). He attended Harrow School in England and studied in Paris . After returning to the United States from the French capital, he studied law. During the British-American War of 1812 he was a lieutenant in a cavalry unit. He then worked as a farmer in Jamaica, New York State.

Between 1819 and 1821 King was a member of the New York State Assembly , and from 1823 to 1825 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1825 he was employed by the American Embassy in London. After the Democratic Republican Party dissolved , King became a member of the Whigs . He was re-elected to the State Assembly in 1832, 1838, and 1840 . In 1839 and 1852 he was a delegate to the Whig National Conventions . For this party he was between March 4, 1849 and March 3, 1851 for one legislative term in Congress . He then worked as a lawyer. After his party disbanded in the mid-1850s, King became a member of the newly formed Republicans , whose Republican National Convention he attended as a delegate in 1856.

Governor of New York and another résumé

On November 4, 1856, John King was elected as the first candidate of the Republican Party for governor of New York state, where he prevailed with 45:33 percent of the vote against the Democrat Amasa J. Parker . King began his two-year term on January 1, 1857. During his tenure, the New York State Agricultural Society was established and the state's educational system improved. After his tenure ended, King was a delegate to an unsuccessful conference held in Washington, DC in the spring of 1861 to prevent the outbreak of civil war at the last minute. After that, King retired from politics. He died on July 7, 1867 in Jamaica on Long Island . He had seven children with his wife, Mary Ray.

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SURNAME King, John Alsop
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and governor of New York (1857-1859)
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1867
Place of death Jamaica , New York