US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent Massachusetts' 2nd District in the Twenty-Eighth and three succeeding Congresses, and served from 1843 until his death. Born into a well-to-do family in Danvers, Massachusetts, he received a classical education and graduated from Harvard in 1823. He studied law but never practiced, pursuing instead the fields of agriculture and later politics. King was a four-term member of the State House of Representatives (1836 to 1837, 1843 to 1844), serving as Speaker during the last term, and a member of the State Senate (1838 to 1841), serving as its President in 1840. During his tenure in the House, he was Chairman of the Committees on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Accounts, and Revolutionary Claims. His health declined suddenly during his last weeks on Capitol Hill, and he returned to his farm in South Danvers, where he died soon afterwards. There is a cenotaph for King at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC.
US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent Massachusetts' 2nd District in the Twenty-Eighth and three succeeding Congresses, and served from 1843 until his death. Born into a well-to-do family in Danvers, Massachusetts, he received a classical education and graduated from Harvard in 1823. He studied law but never practiced, pursuing instead the fields of agriculture and later politics. King was a four-term member of the State House of Representatives (1836 to 1837, 1843 to 1844), serving as Speaker during the last term, and a member of the State Senate (1838 to 1841), serving as its President in 1840. During his tenure in the House, he was Chairman of the Committees on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Accounts, and Revolutionary Claims. His health declined suddenly during his last weeks on Capitol Hill, and he returned to his farm in South Danvers, where he died soon afterwards. There is a cenotaph for King at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC.
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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