Person:William King (258)

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William King
b.9 Feb 1768 Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States
d.17 Jun 1852 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
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  1. William King1768 - 1852
  2. Cyrus King1772 - 1817
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Name William King
Gender Male
Birth[1] 9 Feb 1768 Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Death[1] 17 Jun 1852 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Reference Number? Q541787?


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William King (February 9, 1768June 17, 1852) was an American merchant, shipbuilder, army officer, and statesman from Bath, Maine. A proponent of statehood for Maine, he became its first governor when it separated from Massachusetts in 1820. He was the half-brother of Rufus King, who was a member of the Confederation Congress from Massachusetts, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, served as United States Senator from New York (from 1789-1796 and again from 1813-1825), and as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James from 1796-1803 and again from 1825-1826.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William King (governor), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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