Henry King (July 6, 1790 – July 13, 1861) was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1831 to 1833 and Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1833 to 1835.
Henry King | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel A. Smith Peter Ihrie, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Edward Burd Hubley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Fry, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | District inactive |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 12th district | |
| In office 1825-1830 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1790 Palmer, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | July 13, 1861 (aged 71) Allentown, Pennsylvania, US |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
Biography
King was born in Palmer, Massachusetts. He studied law in New London, Connecticut, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 12th district from 1825 to 1830.[1]
King was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1834 to the Twenty-Fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law after leaving congress. He died in Allentown in 1861 and is interred at the Union-West End Cemetery.
He was the brother of Georgia Congressman Thomas Butler King and uncle of Louisiana Congressman John Floyd King.
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