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	Rufus King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King was born in Scarborough, which was then a part of Massachusetts but is now in the state of Maine.
		One of King’s most consequential interventions in Congress was in regards to the 1820 Tallmadge Amendment debate, which sought to limit slavery in Missouri as it became a state.
		King died in 1827 at his farm in Jamaica, Queens and is buried in the Grace Church Cemetery in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rufus_King (1065 words)

	John Alsop King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the son of Rufus King and the brother of James Gore King, who briefly represented the state of New Jersey.
		John King served in the state assembly (at times from 1819 through 1840) and senate (1823), and was also the New York representative (1849–1851) to Congress.
		King died on 7 July 1867 in Queens County, New York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Alsop_King (167 words)

	King Manor Museum - JohnAlsopKing
		John followed in his father’s footsteps into politics and was elected twice to the New York State Assembly and Senate, where he spoke out against the 1840 “gag rule” that existed to stop the receipt of abolitionist petitions to Congress.
		John was Governor of New York from 1857-59, and fought for the arrest of “Blackbirders,” men who seized free fl New Yorkers and sold them into slavery.
		John was instrumental in the formation of the Republican Party and cast his vote as an elector-at-large for Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
	www.charityadvantage.com /kingmanor/johnalsopking.asp (177 words)

	Rufus King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Rufus King (March 24, 1755 - April 29, 1827) was an American politician and statesman.
		King was born in a part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that is now in the state of Maine.
		King opposed the expansion of slavery into the Northwest Territory and proposed that slavery be prohibited in that area.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/r/ru/rufus_king.html (182 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - People and Peoples (Jo-Jz)
		John was a son of Christian I and king of Denmark in 1481.
		John I was King of England from 1199 to 1216.
		John Baliol was King of Scotland from 1292 to 1296.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/C7B.HTM (8517 words)

	Rufus King
		King was engaged in Philadelphia as a member from Massachusetts of the convention to form a constitution for the United States.
		King was sent to the Massachusetts convention, and, although the opposition to it was carried on by most of the chief men of the state, his familiarity with its provisions, his clear explanation of them, and his earnest and eloquent statement of its advantages, contributed greatly to bring about its final adoption.
		King was a lady of remarkable beauty, gentle and gracious manners, and well cultivated mind, and adorned the high station, both in England and at home, that her husband's official positions and their own social relations entitled them to occupy.
	www.famousamericans.net /rufusking (3366 words)

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		The court of general session is a criminal court, having jurisdiction of all crimes including murder, and is composed of the city judge, the recorder and three justices of the sessions, each elected for a term of fourteen years.
		The Sons of Liberty opposed the passage by the Assembly of appropriations for the maintenance of the soldiers, and the latter retaliated by repeatedly cutting down liberty poles erected by the Sons of Liberty.
		On the question of enlarging the powers of the Federal government in 1787–1788, the city strongly supported Alexander Hamilton and John jay against a determined opposition in other parts of the state, and the ratification of the Federal constitution in the state convention at Poughkeepsie was a triumph for New York City.
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	King Encyclopedia
		King was a major target of COINTELPRO, and shortly after the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Attorney General Robert Kennedy authorized wiretaps at both King’s home and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) headquarters.
		King’s friendship with Stanley Levison was of particular interest to Hoover, who saw Levison’s Communist ties as a possible means to discredit King.
		In 1964, when King criticized the FBI for inadequately responding to civil rights complaints, Hoover publicly stated that King was “the most notorious liar in the country.” King responded diplomatically, “I cannot conceive of Mr.
	www.stanford.edu /group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/hoover_jedgar.htm (571 words)

	King Manor Museum - YouthBiography
		Rufus King was born on a farm on March 24, 1755 in Scarborough, Maine (then part of Massachusetts).
		King later entered Harvard College in Massachusetts during the summer of 1773 at the age of 18.
		In 1805 King purchased a 90-acre farm in Jamaica, New York for $12,000.
	www.charityadvantage.com /kingmanor/YouthBiography.asp (973 words)

	The Historic House Trust of New York City - Museums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		King Manor, the oldest house in Jamaica, Queens, is the focal point of the historic 11-acre King Park.
		King purchased the land and structures for his country estate from a public auction in 1805 for $12,000.
		King always had the idea of settling on his country estate and retiring, but his nation always found more work for the civic leader.
	www.historichousetrust.org /museum.php?msmid=5 (674 words)

	KING MANOR MUSEUM AND PARK - Historical Sign
		King was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and made his most famous contribution to American history as a framer and signer of the Constitution.
		In 1805 Rufus King purchased the farmhouse and a 90-acre farm for $12,000.
		King Manor has operated as a museum since 1900 under the care of the King Manor Association of Long Island, Inc. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the house and park are designated New York City landmarks.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=230 (680 words)

	King
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		Alexander King 11 bm 1713 Sep 18 to John King 10 et ux Katherine (nee Osborn 10) King _ mf 1737 Dec 15 Sarah Havens 11 bf ____ ___ __ to Jonathan Havens 10 et ux Hannah, bm to George Havens 09, William Havens 08.
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	www.cowaro.com /Genealogy/Surname_file/King.html (6779 words)

	New York (City) - LoveToKnow 1911
		The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of St John the Divine, on 112th Street near Morningside Park, was begun in 1892; the crypt and St Saviour's Chapel were completed in 1910.
		The First Baptist Church (organized 1762; present building on Broadway and 79th Street) is the oldest and the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church (1841) is the richest society of that denomination in the city; the Memorial Church (1838) is a memorial to Adoniram Judson.
		The St John's Guild (1866, non-sectarian)maintains floating hospitals for tuberculosis patients and a sea-side hospital at New Dorp, Staten Island.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /New_York_(City) (8012 words)

	Richard Alsop - immigrant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The first and third children of Joseph Wright Alsop, IV and Corrine Roosevelt Douglas Robinson, the boys were born in Hartford County, CT; Joseph Wright Alsop, V on 11 Oct 1910, and Stewart Johnnot Oliver Alsop on 17 May 1914.
		John served as Captain in the O.S.S in occupied France and occupied China.
		Their two sons were John Alsop King, (1788 - 1862) who served as Governor of New York from 1857 to 1858, and Charles Henry (1789 - 1867) who became President of Kings College - later Columbia University.
	members.aol.com /fernesed/richard.htm (1327 words)

	BookRags: Rufus King Biography
		Rufus King was born in Scarborough, Maine, the son of a prosperous loyalist merchant whose house was twice ransacked by revolutionary mobs.
		When the convention adjourned, King was one of the nation's prominent leaders and a chief spokesman for ratification of the Constitution.
		King was reelected as U.S. senator from New York in 1813.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/rufus-king (819 words)

	Comprehensive information and links about Rufus King
		King also served as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1796 to 1803 and in 1825 to 1826.
		In 1786 he had maried Mary Alsop, the daughter of Congressman John Alsop, and their sons John Alsop King and James Gore King also went on to serve in the Congress.
		From his son Charles King descended Rufus King, who was a delegate to the Wisconsin constitutional convention, served as a Union Brigadier General during the Civil War and was the American Minister to the Papal States, and Admiral William Halsey, Jr.
	www.quicknation.com /Rufus_King.htm (741 words)

	Jackson Kelly PLLC
		Alsop served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert Bruce King, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
		Alsop served as an intern for the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the West Virginia Senate.
		Alsop is a member of the West Virginia State Bar and the American Bar Association.
	www.jacksonkelly.com /html/r_alsop.html (295 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies: Rufus King
		King was born at Scarboro (Scarborough), MA (present Maine), in 1755.
		At age 32, King was not only one of the most youthful of the delegates at Philadelphia, but was also one of the most important.
		Although he came to the convention unconvinced that major changes should be made in the Articles of Confederation, his views underwent a startling transformation during the debates.
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	Exploring Maryland's Roots: Library: George Alsop (c. 1636-c. 1673)
		In response, Alsop immigrated to Maryland in 1658.
		Alsop also recorded how indentured servants lived and worked, and how tobacco was produced and used in Maryland.
		John Gilmary Shea, "Introduction," in Alsop, A Character of the Province of Maryland.
	mdroots.thinkport.org /library/georgealsop.asp (471 words)

	Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Van Rensselaer
		John Van Rensselaer became heir of the Claverack patent when his father, Hendrick, died July 2, 1740, and was thus the owner of "The Crailo" in Greenbush, called Rensselaer later.
		In 1801, Governor John Jay directed the cavalry of New York to be divided from the infantry, and the cavalry formed a single division, with two brigades, and the command of the whole was conferred upon Stephen Van Rensselaer.
		John Eliot Thayer, son of Nathaniel Thayer and Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer, was born at Boston, Massachusetts, April 3, 1862; ornithologist; residing in Lancaster, Massachusetts, in 1910.
	www.schenectadyhistory.org /families/hmgfm/vanrensselaer-1.html (18122 words)

	King Manor Museum - Home
		Rufus King was an author of the U.S. Constitution, as well as one of New York's first United States Senators, Ambassador to Great Britain and an early, and outspoken, opponent of slavery.
		King Manor later became the estate of King's son, John Alsop King, who served as New York's Governor.
		King Manor is owned by the City of New York, operated by the King Manor Association of L.I., Inc., and is a member of the Historic House Trust of N.Y.C. www.historichousetrust.org
	www.kingmanor.org (149 words)

	John Steele Gordon
		John Nelson Steele is descended from Quakers who settled in both Maryland and Pennsylvania.
		John Nelson Steele was descended from Evan Morgan, who was born in Wales, while Ralph Kennedy Carson and Mary Alricks Pegram have Lewis ancestors originally from Wales.
		Even if a possible origin is found, it is often very difficult to be sure that a person of a given name on this side of the Atlantic is the same as a particular person with the same name on the other side.
	www.johnsteelegordon.com /genealogy_print.html (3580 words)

	Rossiter-Alsop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Current speculation is that Rev. John ALSOP may have been grandson of Humphrey ALSOP, and son of William ALSOP of Alsop, Derby, and Isabel WARNER, daughter of John WARNER of Markfield, Leicester.
		John was son of Rev. John COTTON, brother of Rev. Seaborn, and brother in law and step brother of Rev. Increase MATHER.
		Described as follows by nephew Rev. John COTTON: "My uncle Josiah was a plain, honest country gentleman and who had so much learning and respect in that Government, as that he was chosen to the Upper House, being one of the Assistants." Represented Guilford nine times in the General Court (1683-1707), and was assistant 1708-1711.
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	NYNY 1785-1789
		John Jacob Astor advertises in the New York Packet that he's imported a new shipment of instruments and musical supplies from London.
		Lansing and John Dayton of New Jersey move that the lower house represent the states on an equal basis.
		John Langdon is chosen as its temporary presiding officer.
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	Jamaica Hospital Medical Center - History
		The King's Daughters Arcade for the benefit of the Jamaica Hospital was held at the Opera House on Thursday and Friday afternoon and evening, April 9th and 10th, and was one of the most successful affairs of the kind given in the village.
		King moved up this smaller structure and attached it to the east end of the Manor House, where it forms the east end of the mansion to this day.
		John Alsop King, the second son of Rufus, was educated at Harrow School, England, and in France.
	www.jamaicahospital.org /pages/generalinfo/history/history.htm (14614 words)

	National Park Service - Signers of the Constitution (King Manor)
		It then became the residence of his son, John Alsop King, a New York legislator and Governor as well as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
		The King Manor Association of Long Island, Inc., preserves and cares for the interior of the main house, part of which is open to the public on a restricted basis.
		Rufus King is buried in the graveyard of nearby Grace Episcopal Church.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/constitution/site18.htm (559 words)

	KING, RUFUS (1755–1827) - Online Information article about KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
		Early in 1787 King was moved by the See also:
		Hamilton to take a broader view of the general situation, and it was he who introduced the resolution in Congress, on the 21st of See also:
		JOHN ALSOP KING (1788–1867), was educated at See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /KHA_KRI/KING_RUFUS_17551827_.html (1312 words)

	The Alsop Review
		She attended Hay Curie Elementary School in Poplar and at 13 years of age obtained a Junior County Scholarship for admission to High School and a permission granted to King’s College at half-fee admission.
		Due to financial circumstances she was unable to accept this and obtained a trade scholarship, attending Shorditch Technical Institute studying Upholstery for two years.
		John McQueen and Elizabeth Milne were married December 28, 1759 at Arbroath, Angus.
	www.alsopreview.com /thecollections/macewen/geneaology (1274 words)

	Long Island History: Kings Point
		In the mid-1800s, after King and a relative inherited a strip of land north of Great Neck, a coin toss decided who would get the fertile farmland to the east and who would be stuck with the rocky shoreline and woods.
		King, who was also a congressman and a founder of the Republican Party, lost.
		Turning Point: In 1924 Kings Point and the surrounding areas were incorporated as one village by residents concerned about preserving its rural charm and individuality.
	www.newsday.com /community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist002a,0,5934394.story (392 words)

	National Park Service - Signers of the Constitution (Rufus King)
		Although one of the youngest delegates at the Convention, King was one of the most influential and spoke eloquently for the nationalist cause.
		Although King was unable to bring about a change in this policy, he smoothed relations between the two nations in various ways.
		John Quincy Adams, however, persuaded him to accept another assignment as Minister to Great Britain.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/constitution/bio22.htm (803 words)

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