| dbo:abstract
|
- The King family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members:
* Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643–1700), Mayor of New York City 1677-1678 1686-1688. Great-great-great-grandfather of Henry Van Rensselaer.
* Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1658–1739), Mayor of New York City 1710-1711. Brother of Stephanus Van Cortlandt.
* Pieter Schuyler (1657–1724), acting Governor of New York Colony 1709 1719-1720. Brother-in-law of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Jacobus Van Cortlandt.
* John Alsop (1724–1794), New York Colony Assemblyman, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1774-1776. Father-in-law of Rufus King.
* Philip Livingston (1716–1778), New York City Alderman 1754-1762, New York Colony Representative 1763-1769, member of the New York Committee of Correspondence, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1775-1778, President of the New York Colony Convention 1775, New York Assemblyman 1776, New York State Senator 1777. Father-in-law of Stephen Van Rensselaer III.
* William Livingston (1723–1790), Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey 1774-1776, Governor of New Jersey 1776-1790. Brother of Philip Livingston.
* Rufus King (1755–1827), member of the Massachusetts General Court 1783-1785, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts 1784-1787, delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, New York Assemblyman, U.S. Senator from New York 1789-1796 1813-1825, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1804 1808 candidate for President of the United States 1816, U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1825-1826. Son-in-law of John Alsop.
* William King (1768–1862), Massachusetts State Representative 1795 1799 1804, Massachusetts State Senator, Governor of Maine 1820-1821, candidate for Governor of Maine 1834. Brother of Rufus King and Cyrus King.
* Cyrus King (1772–1817), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1813-1817. Brother of Rufus King and William King.
* Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764–1839), New York Assemblyman 1789-1791, New York State Senator 1791-1796, Lieutenant Governor of New York 1795-1801, U.S. Representative from New York 1822-1829. Son-in-law of Philip Livingston.
* John Alsop King (1788–1867), New York 1819-1821 1832 1838 1840, New York State Senator 1823-1825, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to England 1826, delegate to the Whig Party National Convention 1839 1852, U.S. Representative from New York 1849-1851, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856, Governor of New York 1857-1857. Son of Rufus King.
* James G. King (1791–1853), U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1849-1851. Son of Rufus King.
* Rufus King (1814–1876), delegate to the Wisconsin Constitutional Convention 1848, U.S Minister to the Papal States 1863. Grandson of Rufus King.
* Henry Van Rensselaer (1810–1864), U.S. Representative from New York 1841-1843. Son of Stephen Van Rensselaer and son-in-law of John Alsop King. NOTE: Philip Livingston and William Livingston were also cousins of U.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston and U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Robert R. Livingston. (en)
|
| rdfs:comment
|
- The King family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members:
* Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643–1700), Mayor of New York City 1677-1678 1686-1688. Great-great-great-grandfather of Henry Van Rensselaer.
* Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1658–1739), Mayor of New York City 1710-1711. Brother of Stephanus Van Cortlandt.
* Pieter Schuyler (1657–1724), acting Governor of New York Colony 1709 1719-1720. Brother-in-law of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Jacobus Van Cortlandt.
* John Alsop (1724–1794), New York Colony Assemblyman, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1774-1776. Father-in-law of Rufus King.
* Philip Livingston (1716–1778), New York City Alderman 1754-1762, New York Colony Representative 1763-1769, member of the New York Committee of Correspondenc (en)
|
