Henry King | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel A. Smith Peter Ihrie, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Edward Burd Hubley |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Fry, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | District inactive |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the12th district | |
| In office 1825-1830 | |
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| Born | (1790-07-06)July 6, 1790 |
| Died | July 13, 1861(1861-07-13) (aged 71) |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
Henry King (July 6, 1790 – July 13, 1861) was an American politician who served as aJacksonian member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1831 to 1833 andPennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1833 to 1835.
King was born inPalmer, Massachusetts. He studied law inNew London, Connecticut, andWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice inAllentown, Pennsylvania. He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the12th district from 1825 to 1830.[1]
King was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-second andTwenty-third Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in1834 to theTwenty-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 CongressmanThomas Butler King and uncle of Louisiana CongressmanJohn Floyd King.
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| Preceded by Henry Winter | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,12th district 1825-1830 | Succeeded by William G. Scott |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1831–1833 | Succeeded by District inactive |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1833–1835 | Succeeded by |
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