Cyrus King
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Cyrus King (September 6, 1772 – April 25, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, half-brother of Rufus King.
Early life and education
Born in Scarborough in Massachusetts Bay's Province of Maine, King attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, and was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1794. He studied law.
Career
King served as private secretary to Rufus King when he was United States Minister to England in 1796. He completed law studies in Biddeford and was admitted to the bar in 1797, commencing his law practice in Saco. He served as major general of the Sixth Division, Massachusetts Militia. King was one of the founders of Thornton Academy in Saco.
King was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817).
Death
He returned to Saco (then in Massachusetts' District of Maine), where he died on April 25, 1817, and was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Sources
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External links
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1772 births
- 1817 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Maine
- People from Saco, Maine
- People from Scarborough, Maine
- Columbia College (New York) alumni
- American militia generals
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives