James Gore King
| James Gore King | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
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| Preceded by | Dudley S. Gregory |
| Succeeded by | Rodman M. Price |
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| Born | May 8, 1791 New York City, USA |
| Died | October 3, 1853 (aged 62) Weehawken, New Jersey, USA |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Rogers Gracie |
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Rufus King Mary Alsop |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Profession | Politician |
James Gore King (May 8, 1791, New York City – October 3, 1853, Weehawken, New Jersey) was an American businessman and Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851. King was the third son of Rufus King, and brother of John Alsop King, who served as Governor of New York.
James Gore King was born in New York City on May 8, 1791 to Rufus King and Mary Alsop. He pursued classical studies in England and France, returned to United States and graduated from Harvard University in 1810. He studied law at the Litchfield Law School.
During the War of 1812, he served as assistant adjutant general of the New York Militia.
After the war, he engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City in 1815. In 1818, he established a banking establishment, King & Gracie, in Liverpool, England with his brother-in-law, Archibald Gracie, Jr.
In 1824, he returned to New York City and engaged in banking as a partner in the firm of Prime & Ward (thereafter Prime, Ward & King), with residence in Weehawken, New Jersey. In 1835, he became president of the Erie Railroad until 1837, when by his visit to London he secured the loan to American bankers of $1,000,000 from the governors of the Bank of England.
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