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Preston King
Preston King may refer to: * Preston King (politician) (1806–1865), American politician * Preston King (academic) Preston Theodore King (born March 3, 1936) is an American academic and African-American civil rights activist. He taught extensively in universities in the United Kingdom, nations of Africa, Australia and, finally, the United States. In 1961 Kin ... (born 1936), American academic * Preston King (mayor) (1863–1943), mayor of Bath, England {{hndis, King, Preston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston King (politician)
Preston King (October 14, 1806November 12, 1865) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the United States Senate from 1857 to 1863. King also represented the North Country in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms and represented his native St. Lawrence County in the New York State Assembly for four terms. King entered politics as an ally of Martin Van Buren and was a lifelong opponent of slavery as a member of the Democratic, Free Soil, and Republican parties. On November 12, 1865, King drowned himself in New York Harbor while serving as Collector of the Port of New York. He was appointed to that highly influential patronage position by his close friend and political ally, President Andrew Johnson, in an effort to unify support for Johnson's presidency and reduce corruption but despaired of success. Early life King was born in Ogdensburg, New York on October 14, 1806. He was the illegitimate son of John King and Margaret Galloway. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston King (academic)
Preston Theodore King (born March 3, 1936) is an American academic and African-American civil rights activist. He taught extensively in universities in the United Kingdom, nations of Africa, Australia and, finally, the United States. In 1961 King moved to exile in the United Kingdom after having done graduate work there. He was resisting racism by the local draft board in his hometown of Albany, Georgia, during the Jim Crow years. He did not return to the United States until receiving a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton in 2000. Biography King was born in Albany, Georgia, the youngest of seven sons of Margaret (née Slater) and Clennon Washington King Sr., both of whom graduated from Tuskegee Institute. Preston's elder brothers included Chevene Bowers King, Clennon Washington King Jr., and Slater King. After attending local schools, King studied at the London School of Economics in the late 1950s, and at the University of Maryland in 1961. After his draft board learne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
