William King
American politician
Died when: 84 years 129 days (1012 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
William King (February 9, 1768 – June 17, 1852) 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 (from 1789-1796 and again from 1813-1825), and as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St.
James from 1796-1803 and again from 1825-1826.
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