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Thomas Butler King
Georgia Senate
In office
1832
1834–1835
1837
Personal details
BornAugust 27, 1800
John Floyd King
Signature

Thomas Butler King I (August 27, 1800 – May 10, 1864) was an American politician from the state of Georgia.[1] Late in life, King spent ten years in the newly admitted state of California and twice attempted to become a senator from that state.

Early life

He was born on August 27, 1800, in

Colony of Massachusetts. For a generation or more, that tract of land was known as Kingstown. Afterwards, it was called Palmer.[2]

He attended Westfield State University and then studied law under his brother, Henry King in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania State Bar in 1822.

Georgia

In 1823 he traveled with his brother, Stephen Clay King, to practice law in Waynesville, Georgia.[1][3]

In 1824, he married Anna Matilda Page (c. 1800 – 1859). They had ten children who survived to adulthood, including a son,

US House of Representatives in 1838 to the 26th Congress
.

King would attempt to regain his old seat in the Confederate Congress in 1863 against Julian Hartridge. King narrowly lost, receiving 2,909 votes to Hartridge's 3,077 votes and a third candidate named C.H. Hopkins' 766. This likely occurred because of distrust of King by Savannah voters.[4]

California

King accepted an appointment in California as

Southern Pacific Railroad Company.[1][3] He also attempted to become senator from California.[3]

San Francisco's King Street, near the port and major rail yards, is named after him.[5]

Death

King died in

St. Simons Island.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Thomas Butler King". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 18, 2011. Representative from Georgia; born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., August 27, 1800; received private instructions and also attended Westfield Academy; read law with his brother at Allentown, Pa....
  2. ^ Northen, W.J.; Graves, J.T. (1911). Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from Its Settlement to the Present Time, Chiefly Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of the Most Eminent Men of Each Period of Georgia's Progress and Development. Vol. 3. A. B. Caldwell. pp. 17–312. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Thomas Butler King (1800-1864)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved November 18, 2011. King was born in Palmer, Massachusetts, the son of Daniel and Hannah Lord King. He attended Westfield Academy in Massachusetts and studied law under his brother Henry in Allentown, Pennsylvania....
  4. JSTOR 40583188
    – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ "King Street Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved August 22, 2016.

Sources

  • Edward M. Steel, Jr. T. Butler King of Georgia (University of Georgia Press: 1964)

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's at-large congressional district
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 		Succeeded by
John Basil Lamar
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 1st congressional district
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1850 		Succeeded by
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