Preston King
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Preston King was a 19th-century New York politician and U.S. senator known for his anti-slavery stance and role in the Free Soil and Democratic parties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Preston King canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ogdensburg, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1806-10-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-11-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
second period of service in U.S. House of Representatives ended 1853
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service in U.S. House of Representatives ended 1847 ⓘ term as Collector of the Port of New York ended 1865 ⓘ term in U.S. Senate ended 1863 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in the Free Soil movement in New York
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opposition to the extension of slavery ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide by drowning ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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Free Soil Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | opposition to the expansion of slavery into U.S. territories ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ogdensburg, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-slavery ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Collector of the Port of New York
NERFINISHED
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United States senator ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| representedIn |
United States House of Representatives for New York
NERFINISHED
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United States Senate for New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Ogdensburg, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
second period of service in U.S. House of Representatives began 1849
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service in U.S. House of Representatives began 1843 ⓘ term as Collector of the Port of New York began 1865 ⓘ term in U.S. Senate began 1857 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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