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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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
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
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
opposition to the extension of slavery
mannerOfDeath suicide by drowning
memberOf United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Free Soil Party NERFINISHED
Republican Party
nativeLanguage English
notableWork opposition to the expansion of slavery into U.S. territories
occupation lawyer
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
United States senator
member of the United States House of Representatives
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
representedIn United States House of Representatives for New York NERFINISHED
United States Senate for New York NERFINISHED
residence New York City
Ogdensburg, New York NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
startTime second period of service in U.S. House of Representatives began 1849
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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Barnburner Democrats notableMember Preston King