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  King, John Alsop
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NameJohn Alsop King
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Jamaica, New York , United States
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Born January 03, 1788
DiedJuly 07, 1867 (79 years)
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Info(son of Rufus King and brother of James Gore King), a Representative from New York; born in New York City January 3, 1788; attended Harrow School, England, and also studied in Paris; returned to New York City; studied law; was admitted to the bar; served in the War of 1812 as lieutenant of Cavalry; engaged in farming near Jamaica, N.Y.; member of the State assembly 1819-1821; served in the State senate from 1823 until his resignation in 1825; appointed secretary of the legation at London in 1825; Charg� d�Affaires June 15 to August 5, 1826; again elected to the State assembly in 1832, 1838, and 1840; delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1839 and 1852; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); resumed the practice of law; Governor of New York in 1857 and 1858; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856; member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; died in Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y., July 7, 1867; interment in Grace Church Cemetery.

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Father Rufus King 1755-1827
Grandfather Richard King 0000-
Uncle William King 1768-1852
Uncle Cyrus King 1772-1817
Brother Charles King 1789-1867
Nephew Rufus King 1814-1876
Brother James G. King 1791-1853
Brother Preston King 1806-1865
Mother Mary Alsop King 1769-1819
Grandfather John Alsop 1724-1794

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  06/08/1864 US Vice President - R Convention Lost 0.12% (-60.54%)
  02/01/1861 Washington Peace Convention - Delegate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/1856 NY Governor Won 44.52% (+11.08%)
  06/19/1856 US Vice President - R Convention Lost 1.11% (-63.61%)
  11/02/1852 NY District 1 Lost 42.25% (-11.47%)
  12/22/1849 US House Speaker Lost 0.10% (-10.61%)
  11/07/1848 NY District 1 Won 47.82% (+21.10%)
  11/08/1842 NY District 1 Lost 37.98% (-23.88%)
  11/03/1830 NY District 1 Lost 45.54% (-8.92%)
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