Yelverton P. King

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Yelverton Peyton King (1794 - July 5, 1868) was an American lawyer, legislator, and diplomat from Georgia.

King was born in

Chargé d'Affaires to New Granada by President Millard Fillmore
, and resigned in April 1853 due to poor health.

King married Eliza F. Strain and had five children. He died on July 5, 1868.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Biographical Souvenir of the States of Georgia and Florida, p. 489-90 (1889)
  2. ^ Yelverton P. King (1794-1868), U.S. Department of State, Retrieved July 18, 2012
  3. ^ (28 July 1868). Obituary, New York Evening Express
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
U.S. Chargé to New Granada

August 25, 1851 – April 5, 1853
Succeeded by