King, Rufus, 1755-1827

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Rufus King (March 24, 1755 – April 29, 1827) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution in 1787. After formation of the new Congress he represented New York in the United States Senate. He emerged as a leading member of the Federalist Party, serving as the party's last presidential nominee in the 1816 presidential election.

The son of a prosperous Massachusetts merchant, King studied law before volunteering for the militia in the American Revolutionary War. He won election to the Massachusetts General Court in 1783 and to the Congress of the Confederation the following year. At the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, he emerged as a leading nationalist, calling for increased powers for the federal government. After the convention, King returned to Massachusetts, where he used his influence to help win ratification of the new Constitution. At the urging of Alexander Hamilton, he then abandoned his law practice and moved to New York City.

He won election to represent New York in the United States Senate in 1789, remaining in office until 1796. That year, he accepted President George Washington's appointment to the position of Minister to Britain. Though King aligned with Hamilton's Federalists, Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson retained his services after Jefferson's victory in the 1800 presidential election. King served as the Federalist vice presidential candidate in the 1804 and 1808 elections, running on an unsuccessful ticket with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina. Though most Federalists supported Democratic-Republican DeWitt Clinton in the 1812 presidential election, King, without the support of his party, won few votes of those Federalists who were unwilling to support Clinton's candidacy. In 1813, he returned to the Senate and remained in office until 1825.

King was the informal de facto Federalist nominee for president in 1816, losing in a landslide to James Monroe. The Federalist Party became defunct at the national level after 1816, and King was the last presidential nominee the party fielded. Nonetheless, King was able to remain in the Senate until 1825, making him the last Federalist senator, due to a split in the New York Democratic-Republican Party. After that King accepted John Quincy Adams's appointment to serve another term as ambassador to Britain, but ill health forced King to retire from public life, and he died in 1827. King had five children who lived to adulthood, and he has numerous notable descendants.

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creatorOf King, Rufus, 1755-1827. Autograph letter signed : New York, to Thomas Ivers, [Boston?], 1785 Aug. 29. Texas Christian University
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referencedIn Vol. XLIV (ff. 356). 1799.includes:ff. 1, 94, 96 Sir Joseph Banks, Baronet; PRS: Correspondence the 1st Earl of Liverpool, etc.: 1784-1804. f. 2 Edward Bancroft, MD; FRS: Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1799. f. 4 John Ireland, Vicar..., 1799 British Library
referencedIn Papers, [ca. 1622-1895], 1770-1850 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816. Tobias Lear diary, 1803 June 24 - October 23. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Royal Society (Great Britain) letters and communications from Americans, 1662-1900, 1662-1900 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf King, Rufus, 1755-1827. Autograph signature to passport : London, for E. Gerry, 1798 Aug. 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf King, Rufus, 1755-1827. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.] to Mr. Lovett, [no year] Jan. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf King, Rufus, 1755-1827. Papers, 1783-1826 (bulk 1783-1826) New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Holten, Samuel, 1738-1816. Samuel Holten Papers, 1769-1816. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Nicholas Low Papers Supplement, 1784-1829 New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Daggett, David, 1764-1851. David Daggett papers, 1781-1851 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Jay, John, 1745-1829. John Jay papers, 1668-[ca. 1862]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804. Jeremiah Wadsworth business and commissary records, 1759-1847. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. Letters to Rufus King, 1798. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf United States. Passport : London, of Francis Rotch, 1800 July 7. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf King, Rufus, 1755-1827. [Letters] / Rufus King. Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Worth, W. S. Autograph collection [manuscript] / originally compiled by W.S. Worth. 1803-1865. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn papers 1676-1801 1764-1800 Wedderburn, Alexander papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Native American History collection, 1689-1921. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn John Jay Papers, 1668-[ca. 1862] Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Madison, James, 1751-1836. James Madison letter to Rufus King [manuscript], 1802 April 7. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Letters collection, 1670-1950, 1775-1930 (bulk). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Vol. XLVIII (ff. 322). Jan. 1797-Sept.1802.Cyphers: Various British and foreign diplomatists: 1800-1804.includes:ff. 1, 4 Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont, Confessor to Louis XVI: Letters to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1797-1807. f. 3 General Lord Ad... British Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, oversize, ca. 1829-1985 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Treasury, 1775 - 2005. Letters Received from the Department of State, 1834 - 1910 National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration
referencedIn Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Thomas Jefferson papers, 1779-1826. Library of Congress
creatorOf King, Rufus. Autograph letter signed : New York, (to E. Gerry), 1787 Feb. 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Stevens family. Papers, 1663-1959. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn John Trumbull Papers, 1775-1842 New-York Historical Society
creatorOf King, William N. Papers 1864-1902 Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Pierson, Walter, Mrs.,. Mrs. Walter Pierson collection, 1721-1902 (bulk 1755-1800). Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Rufus King Papers, 1782-1830 The Huntington Library
referencedIn Humphreys, David, 1752-1818. Humphreys-Marvin-Olmstead collection, 1776-1867 (inclusive). Yale University Library
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