The Federalists were falling apart by this time, but King still ran for the presidential nominee on the Federalists ticket. He continued to try and ran for Governor of New York in 1816 but lost. Rufus King returned to local politics, but he had no success over the next few years. In 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president, King’s position was not renewed. Minister to Great Britain, appointed by George Washington. In 1795, he was re-elected, but in 1796 he resigned to become U.S. He was then elected as Senator from New York. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1789. Shortly after, encouraged by Hamilton, he moved to New York City. He had enjoyed his political experience working at the Constitution Convention to such an extent, that he closed his legal practice in 1788, and moved to Gotham in New York to join the political arena. The constitution was signed on 17th September, and each state was required to sign it.Īfter returning home to Massachusetts, Rufus King got the support of the merchants and politicians, and Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify and sign the constitution. He worked with the likes of William Samuel Johnson, James Madison, Gouverneur Morris, and Alexander Hamilton in preparing a final draft of the United States Constitution. King worked on two committees – the Committee of Postponed Matters, and the Committee of Style and Arrangement. He was considered one of the most capable speakers, and he held one of the most prominent positions. In 1787, King went to Philadelphia to attend the Constitutional Convention. From 1784 to 1787, he attended the Confederation Congress on behalf of Massachusetts. In 1783, he was elected to the Massachusetts General Court and remained there for two years. CareerĪfter being admitted to the bar, Rufus King started his legal practice in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He returned to his study afterwards, and in 1780 he was admitted to the bar. In 1778 he left his study to volunteer for militia duty in the American Revolutionary War. King studied at Dummer Academy, and then went on to Harvard College, from where he graduated in 1777. Richard had made a fortune by 1755, which made many of his neighbors jealous, and in 1765 when the Stamp Act was invoked, their house was looted, and most of the furniture destroyed when rioting took place. He was a merchant, farmer, lumberman and sea captain. He was born in Scarborough, Massachusetts, in British America, now in the state of Maine. Rufus King was born 24th March 1755, to Richard and Isabella King.
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