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William King.
American merchant, shipbuilder, army officer, and statesman from Bath, Maine (1768-1852)
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About William King
William King was an American merchant, shipbuilder, army officer, and statesman from Bath, Maine. A proponent of statehood for Maine, he became its first governor when it separated from Massachusetts in 1820. He was the half-brother of Rufus King, who was a member of the Confederation Congress from Massachusetts, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, served as United States Senator from New York, and as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James from 1796 to 1803 and again from 1825 to 1826.
Everything about William King →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor of Maine, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 9, 1768
- Died
- June 17, 1852