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King was born on March 24, 1755, in Scarborough, which was then part of Massachusetts but is now in Maine. [1] He was a son of Isabella (Bragdon) and Richard King, a prosperous farmer, merchant, lumberman, and sea captain [1] who had settled at Dunstan Landing in Scarborough, near Portland, Maine, and had made a modest fortune by the time Rufus was born.
In July 1789, Philip Schuyler and Rufus King had been elected to the U.S. Senate. King had drawn the long term which would expire on March 3, 1795. At the State election in April 1794, Federalist majorities were elected to both houses of the 18th New York State Legislature which met from January 6 to 14 at Poughkeepsie, New York, and from January 20 to April 9, 1795, at New York City.
Rufus King (January 26, 1814 – October 13, 1876) was an American newspaper editor, public servant, diplomat, and soldier. He served as a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War , and was responsible for assembling the famed Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac .
Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 1 to December 4, 1816. In the first election following the end of the War of 1812, Democratic-Republican candidate James Monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King.
During this election, the Federalist candidate Rufus King along with his running mate John E. Howard ran unopposed in the state. This was the last election in Massachusetts to include what is now the state of Maine , which achieved statehood in 1820.
With the midterms fast approaching, famous faces are urging their fans to hit the polls -- but not all of them are voting blue. Hollywood is often (perhaps fairly) accused of leaning heavily ...
Political party: Republican: Other political affiliations: Opposition (1855-1857) Rufus H. King (January 20, 1820 – September 13, 1890) ... Mobile view ...
The Milwaukee Public Schools "Battle of the Drumlines" at Rufus King High School put seven school groups to the test Saturday, Dec. 9.