King, John Alsop, 1788-1867
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American congressman; governor of New York.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William A. Graham, 1851 Feb. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270491489
Congressman, and governor of New York Stat, and eldest son of Rufus King; resident of Long Island.
From the description of John Alsop King papers, 1834-1866. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58782975
American Congressman; Governor of New York.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Jamaica, L. I., to philip Phelps in Albany, 1833 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487669
U.S. Representative from New York; lawyer and farmer, of Jamaica, N.Y.; served in state assembly and senate; elected as Whig to 31st Congress (1849-1851); resumed the practice of law and then became governor of New York in 1857 and 1858; member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000205
From the description of John A. King letter, 1857 July 29. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 775487414
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Subjects:
- Slavery
- Agricultural colleges
- Antislavery movements
- Banks and banking
- Elections
- Railroads
- Representatives, U.S. Congress
Occupations:
- Governors
- Governors
- Politicians
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- New York (State) (as recorded)
- Queens County (N.Y.) (as recorded)
- Kansas (as recorded)
- Long Island (N.Y.) (as recorded)
- New York (State) (as recorded)
- Canada (as recorded)
- Erie Canal (N.Y.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
