Rufus H. King (January 20, 1820 – September 13, 1890) was a

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from

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Biography

Born in

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, King completed preparatory studies and was graduated from

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. He studied law. He was

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in 1843 and commenced practice in

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. King was elected as an

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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. He died in

, September 13, 1890. He was interred in Catskill Village Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Rufus H. 1820 births 1890 deaths People from Rensselaerville, New York Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) New York (state) Republicans 1860 United States presidential electors Wesleyan University alumni 19th-century New York (state) politicians 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives