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Perkins King
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Perkins King (January 12, 1784 – November 29, 1875) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican, Jacksonian, and Democrat, he served one term as a United States Representative from 1829 to 1831.
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Biography
King was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts on January 12, 1784, a son of Amos King and Lucy (Perkins) King.[1] He was educated in New Marlborough, and moved to Greenville, New York in 1802.[2]
Business career
After moving to New York, King studied law, and was admitted to the bar.[3] He also became involved in business ventures, including a woolen mill.[4]
Political career
Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican,[5] Jacksonian,[6] and Democrat,[7] he served as Greenville's town clerk in 1815, and was town supervisor from 1817 to 1820.[8] He was a justice of the peace from 1818 to 1822.[9] He was appointed a judge of the Greene County Court in 1823 and served until becoming First Judge in 1838.[10] He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Greene Co.) in 1827.[9]
Congress
King was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).[3] He did not run for reelection in 1830.[3]
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Later career and death
He served as First Judge of the Greene County Court from 1838 to 1847.[11]
King died in Freehold, New York, November 29, 1875.[12] He was interred in Freehold's Snyder Cemetery.[13]
Family
In 1812, King married Polly Jackson, who died in 1849.[4] In 1852 he married Althea Barnes, who died in 1867.[4] With his first wife, King was the father of seven children.[4]
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