When was rufus king born

King opposed slavery, joining the Republican Party in the late s. He returned to his ministerial post and remained in Rome for several years.

King subsequently resided in New York until his death on October 13, Hill, Perry C. June : , accessed February 26, King, Charles. Please keep your community civil. Ernst, Robert. Rufus King, American Federalist. Hockett, Homer C. King, Charles R. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King. New York: Da Capo Press, Reeser, Robert E. Welch, Richard E. Featured Search Historical Highlights of the House. Learn about Foreign Leader Addresses. Featured Search the People of the House.

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House Trivia Timeline. Featured Resources for National History Day KING, Rufus. Office Continental Congress, Senator. Congress es Continental, 1st — , 2nd — , 3rd — , 4th — , 13th — , 14th — , 15th — , 16th — , 17th — , 18th — Congress [ Top ]. Papers: In Walker family papers, He worked for enlarged powers for Congress and also sought to exclude slavery from the Northwest Territory.

In he married Mary Alsop, the daughter of a wealthy New York merchant. Disgusted with the impotence of the Continental Congress and alarmed by the violence of Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts, King advocated a stronger central government.

He was appointed a Massachusetts delegate to the Constitutional Convention of , where he spoke often and eloquently in defense of a strong Federal government, the sanctity of contracts, and a government purged as much as possible of the slave interest.

He fought every effort to "gut" the new Federal Constitution but remained willing to consider changes accommodating what various states considered their vital interests. When the convention adjourned, King was one of the nation's prominent leaders and a chief spokesman for ratification of the Constitution. King was elected a U. In the Senate for 7 years, he was solidly Federalist, supporting Alexander Hamilton's financial plans, Jay's Treaty , and a strong army and navy.

He coupled his political influence with expansion of his legal and commercial interests, becoming by the end of the century one of the wealthiest men in New York. In King began 7 years of distinguished service in the critically important post of American minister to Great Britain. He played a key role in establishing what has been called the "First Rapprochement" between England and its former colonies. Though he defended American interests at every turn, his conciliatory manner gained him the confidence of a succession of English ministers and made him the main channel of communication between the two governments.

His last important service was to support English threats to renew war against France should the latter take possession of New Orleans; this proved of considerable value in making President Thomas Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana possible.