Perkins King

Perkins King
Perkins King
	From 1884's History of Greene County, New York
Member of the United States House of Representatives
	In office; March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Preceded by	Selah R. Hobbie
Succeeded by	Erastus Root
Constituency	New York's 11th congressional district
First Judge of the Greene County, New York Court
	In office; 1838–1847
Preceded by	Dorrance Kirtland
Succeeded by	Lyman Tremain
Member of the New York State Assembly
	In office; January 1, 1827 – January 31, 1827 Serving with William Tuttle
Preceded by	Addison Porter, Williams Seaman
Succeeded by	Elisha Bishop, William Faulkner Jr.
Constituency	Greene County
Personal details
Born	Perkins King; January 12, 1784; New Marlborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 29, 1875 (aged 91); Freehold, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Snyder Cemetery, Freehold, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican; Jacksonian; Democratic
Spouse(s)	Polly Jackson (m. 1812); Althea Barnes (m. 1852)
Children	7
Profession	Attorney

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.

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]

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]

References

^ King, Cameron Haight (1908). The King Family of Suffield, Connecticut. San Francisco, CA: Walter N. Brunt Co. p. 150. ISBN 9780598561688 – via Google Books.
^ Joint Committee On Printing, United States Congress (1913). A Biographical Congressional Directory. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 782 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b ^c Joint Committee On Printing, p. 782.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d King, p. 220.
^ "Republican State Convention". The Onondaga Standard. Syracuse, NY. September 15, 1830. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New-York Election". Litchfield Enquirer. Litchfield, CT. November 18, 1830. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "From the Catskill Recorder: Cairo, the political centre of our county, presented on the 4th an animated scene". The Evening Post. New York, NY. July 11, 1834. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bogardus, Hiram (1884). "History of Greene County, New York: Greenville". Rootsweb.com. New York, NY: J. B. Beers and Co. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Bogardus.
^ King, p. 342.
^ History of Greene County, New York. New York, NY: J. B. Beers & Co. 1884. p. 34 – via Google Books.
^ "Recent Deaths: Perkins King". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston, MA. December 2, 1875. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0 – via Google Books.

External links

United States Congress. "Perkins King (id: K000209)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Selah R. Hobbie	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th congressional district 1829–1831	Succeeded by Erastus Root

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[1] King, Cameron Haight (1908). The King Family of Suffield, Connecticut. San Francisco, CA: Walter N. Brunt Co. p. 150. ISBN 9780598561688 – via Google Books.

[2] Joint Committee On Printing, United States Congress (1913). A Biographical Congressional Directory. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 782 – via Google Books.

[FOOTNOTEJoint_Committee_On_Printing782-3] Joint Committee On Printing, p. 782.

[FOOTNOTEKing220-4] King, p. 220.

[5] "Republican State Convention". The Onondaga Standard. Syracuse, NY. September 15, 1830. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "New-York Election". Litchfield Enquirer. Litchfield, CT. November 18, 1830. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "From the Catskill Recorder: Cairo, the political centre of our county, presented on the 4th an animated scene". The Evening Post. New York, NY. July 11, 1834. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Bogardus, Hiram (1884). "History of Greene County, New York: Greenville". Rootsweb.com. New York, NY: J. B. Beers and Co. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

[FOOTNOTEBogardus-9] Bogardus.

[FOOTNOTEKing342-10] King, p. 342.

[11] History of Greene County, New York. New York, NY: J. B. Beers & Co. 1884. p. 34 – via Google Books.

[12] "Recent Deaths: Perkins King". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston, MA. December 2, 1875. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0 – via Google Books.

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