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William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and a senator from Alabama.
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William Rufus de Vane King was the 13th vice president of the United States (1853) in the Democratic administration of Franklin Pierce. Although elected and sworn in as vice president, he did not live to perform any of the official duties of that office.
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May 17, 2024 · Politician, statesman, and U.S. vice president William Rufus King (1786-1853) was a complex figure who lived during a tumultuous period in Alabama and U.S. history. He served in the U.S. Senate for more than 30 years and was a loyal Unionist and a moderate on most issues.
Aug 27, 2019 · Was his close friendship with William Rufus King just that, or was it evidence that he was the nation's first gay chief executive?
Apr 6, 2016 · Many people know about William Henry Harrison, the president who died after serving just 31 days. His less well-known equivalent in the ranks of vice presidents is William Rufus King, who lived just 45 days into his term as the No. 2 man in President Franklin Pierce’s administration.
Sep 14, 2022 · William Rufus DeVane King was the U.S.'s 13th vice president, and the only one to take the oath of office in another country. He and President James Buchanan were also the subjects of scandalous talk.
William Rufus Devane King was born in Sampson County, North Carolina, on April 7, 1786. His parents were wealthy and owned a substantial number of slaves and a large amount of land. King was educated at the University of North Carolina but left before he graduated.
William Rufus Devane King, congressman, diplomat, U.S. senator, and vice-president of the United States, was born in Sampson County, the second son of William and Margaret Devane King. His father was a Revolutionary patriot, planter, justice of the peace, delegate to the North Carolina ratification convention in 1789, and member of the North ...
Aug 18, 2022 · William Rufus DeVane King served as the 13th Vice President of the United States for just 45 days in 1853. His tenure lasted from his inauguration on March 4 to his untimely death as a result...
