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Perkins King
From 1884's History of Greene County, New York
In office Preceded by Selah R. Hobbie Succeeded by Erastus Root Constituency New York's 11th congressional district In office Preceded by Dorrance Kirtland Succeeded by Lyman Tremain In office
Serving with William Tuttle
Preceded by Addison Porter, Williams Seaman Succeeded by Elisha Bishop, William Faulkner Jr. Constituency Greene County
Born
Perkins King
(1784-01-12 ) January 12, 1784New Marlborough, Massachusetts , U.S.Died November 29, 1875(1875-11-29) (aged 91 )Freehold, New York , U.S. Resting place Snyder Cemetery, Freehold, New York, U.S. Political party Democratic-Republican Jacksonian Democratic Spouse(s ) Polly Jackson (m. 1812) Children 7 Profession Attorney
Perkins King (January 12, 1784 – November 29, 1875) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York . Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican , Jacksonian , and Democrat , he served one term as a United States Representative from 1829 to 1831.
Biography [ edit ]
King was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts on January 12, 1784, a son of Amos King and Lucy (Perkins) King.[1] Greenville, New York in 1802.[2]
Business career [ edit ]
After moving to New York, King studied law , and was admitted to the bar . He also became involved in business ventures, including a woolen mill.
Political career [ edit ]
Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican ,[5] Jacksonian ,[6] Democrat ,[7] town supervisor from 1817 to 1820.[8] Greene County Court in 1823 and served until becoming First Judge in 1838. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Greene Co.) in 1827 .
Congress [ edit ]
King was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He did not run for reelection in 1830.
Later career and death [ edit ]
He served as First Judge of the Greene County Court from 1838 to 1847.[11]
King died in Freehold, New York , November 29, 1875.[12] [13]
In 1812, King married Polly Jackson, who died in 1849. In 1852 he married Althea Barnes, who died in 1867. With his first wife, King was the father of seven children.
References [ edit ]
^ "Republican State Convention" . The Onondaga Standard . Syracuse, NY. September 15, 1830. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "New-York Election" . Litchfield Enquirer . Litchfield, CT. November 18, 1830. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "From the Catskill Recorder: Cairo, the political centre of our county, presented on the 4th an animated scene" . The Evening Post Newspapers.com .
^ Bogardus, Hiram (1884). "History of Greene County, New York: Greenville" . Rootsweb.com . New York, NY: J. B. Beers and Co. Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
^ History of Greene County, New York Google Books .
^ "Recent Deaths: Perkins King" . Boston Evening Transcript Newspapers.com .
^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0 Google Books .
External links [ edit ]
public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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