Rufus H. King
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Rufus H. King was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Rensselaerville, New York
, King completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Wesleyan University
. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar
in 1843 and commenced practice in Catskill, New York
.
King was elected as an Opposition Party
candidate to the Thirty-fourth
Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. He resumed the practice of law.
He served as president of the Catskill National Bank from 1865 to 1867. On the consolidation of that bank with the Tanners' National Bank, King continued on the board of directors. He served as presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1860. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868 and 1880.
In 1863, President Lincoln sent a formal, diplomatic request that Pope Pius IX accept Rufus King as the first U.S. representative to the Vatican.
He died in Catskill, New York
, September 13, 1890. He was interred in Village Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in Rensselaerville, New York
Rensselaerville, New York
Rensselaerville is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,843 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Stephen Van Rensselaer...
, King completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1843 and commenced practice in Catskill, New York
Catskill (town), New York
Catskill is a town in the southeast part of Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 11,775 at the 2010 census. The western part of the town is in the Catskill Park....
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King was elected as an Opposition Party
Opposition Party (United States)
The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....
candidate to the Thirty-fourth
34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...
Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. He resumed the practice of law.
He served as president of the Catskill National Bank from 1865 to 1867. On the consolidation of that bank with the Tanners' National Bank, King continued on the board of directors. He served as presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1860. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868 and 1880.
In 1863, President Lincoln sent a formal, diplomatic request that Pope Pius IX accept Rufus King as the first U.S. representative to the Vatican.
He died in Catskill, New York
Catskill (town), New York
Catskill is a town in the southeast part of Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 11,775 at the 2010 census. The western part of the town is in the Catskill Park....
, September 13, 1890. He was interred in Village Cemetery.