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The life of Rufus King

By robertcloy

  • Day Born

    Born at Scarborough, Massachusetts

  • Graduated College

    Graduated Harvard college

  • Elected to the massachusetts state legislature

    Represented Massachusetts in the continental congress. (Exact date unknown)

  • Signed the Constitution

  • Sent to the Federal Consitutional Convention

  • Elected as New Yorks first senator

  • Resigned from New York State Assembly

    Resigned because he was appointed as U.S Minister to Great Britian

  • Lost the election for Governor of New York

  • Voted to end the domestic slave trade

  • Ran for re-election as a Federalist

    He was unsuccesful because the party was already disbanded

  • Admitted as an honorary member of the New York Society Of The Cincinnati

  • Died