John King
U.S. Congressperson
1775 – 1836
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Who was John King?
John King was a United States Representative from New York.
King was born in what is now Canaan, New York in 1775 where he attended the common schools. He was supervisor of the town of Canaan 1806 - 1808; sheriff of Columbia County, N.Y., 1811–1813 and 1815–1819; supervisor of the town of New Lebanon, New York 1819 - 1823, 1826, and 1829; and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1824. He was elected as a Democratic to the 22nd United States Congress. He died in New Lebanon on September 1, 1836 and is interred in the Cemetery of Evergreens.
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- Born
- 1775
Canaan - Profession
- Lived in
- New York
- Died
- Sep 1, 1836
New Lebanon
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on July 23, 2013
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