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HENRY KING
King, Henry (1790-1861), (brother of Thomas Butler King and
uncle of John Floyd King), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., July 6, 1790;
pursued classical studies; studied law in New London, Conn., and Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; was admitted to the bar in 1815
and commenced practice in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa.; member of the State senate 1826-1828 and 1830-1832; elected
as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1835); was not a candidate
for renomination in 1834 to the Twenty-Fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law; died in Allentown, Pa., July
13, 1861; interment in Union Cemetery.
Sources:
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell |