Perkins King
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Perkins King (January 12, 1784 – November 29, 1875) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican, Jacksonian, and Democrat, he served one term as a United States Representative from 1829 to 1831.
Biography
King was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts on January 12, 1784, a son of Amos King and Lucy (Perkins) King.[1] He was educated in New Marlborough, and moved to Greenville, New York in 1802.[2]
Business career
After moving to New York, King studied law, and was admitted to the bar.Template:Sfn He also became involved in business ventures, including a woolen mill.Template:Sfn
Political career
Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican,[3] Jacksonian,[4] and Democrat,[5] he served as Greenville's town clerk in 1815, and was town supervisor from 1817 to 1820.[6] He was a justice of the peace from 1818 to 1822.Template:Sfn He was appointed a judge of the Greene County Court in 1823 and served until becoming First Judge in 1838.Template:Sfn He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Greene Co.) in 1827.Template:Sfn
Congress
King was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).Template:Sfn He did not run for reelection in 1830.Template:Sfn
Later career and death
He served as First Judge of the Greene County Court from 1838 to 1847.[7]
King died in Freehold, New York, November 29, 1875.[8] He was interred in Freehold's Snyder Cemetery.[9]
Family
In 1812, King married Polly Jackson, who died in 1849.Template:Sfn In 1852 he married Althea Barnes, who died in 1867.Template:Sfn With his first wife, King was the father of seven children.Template:Sfn
References
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External links
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1784 births
- 1875 deaths
- New York (state) lawyers
- City and town clerks
- Town supervisors in New York (state)
- New York state court judges
- People from Greenville, Greene County, New York
- Politicians from Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives