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KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)Rufus King, a Harvard-educated lawyer who had been an officer in the Revolutionary War, represented Massachusetts in the Congress of the Confederation from 1784 to 1787. He was a principal author of the northwest ordinance, and wrote its provisions prohibiting slavery and protecting the obligation of contracts against ...
July 15. August 7. August 8. Among the manuscripts in the handwriting of Rufus King is one containing an abstract of a portion of the debates in the Convention for the formation of the Constitution, which appears to have been made as the debate proceeded. The copy was written out, nearly verbatim, by him, somewhere about 1818-21 (2) (for the ...
When the Senate met in New York City’s Federal Hall in 1789, New York senator Rufus King, just 34 years old, was the youngest senator. After the ratification of the Constitution, when the First Congress convened in 1789, the 34-year-old King became the youngest senator of the time. King “came to the Senate with a record of solid achievement ...
Aug 27, 2019 · The love life of William Rufus DeVane King, or “Colonel King” as he was often addressed, is a different story. Unlike Buchanan, King was never known to pursue a woman seriously.
Jul 29, 2004 · 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. He also sat on two major committees. Beyond that, he made other vital contributions to the Nation, as well as to Massachusetts and New York. Not only was he one of the country's ablest ...
Rufus King International High School, or Rufus King, is a public magnet high school located on the north side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of the Milwaukee Public Schools district. The school is ranked the 1,658th best public high school in the country by U.S. News & World Report, making it the 42nd best performing public high school in the ...
Jun 10, 2024 · Founding Father and American politician Rufus King. etching by Albert Rosenthal (1888) after a painting by John Trumbull. (more) Monroe’s main opponent for the nomination was Secretary of War William H. Crawford of Georgia .
