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About Rufus King
Rufus King was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution in 1787. After formation of the new Congress, he represented New York in the United States Senate. He emerged as a leading member of the Federalist Party and was the party's last presidential nominee during the 1816 presidential election.
Everything about Rufus King →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, diplomat, jurist
- Position held
- United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, member of the New York State Assembly, ambassador, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 24, 1755
- Died
- April 29, 1827