Cyrus King
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's Template:Ushr district | |
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| Preceded by | Richard Cutts |
| Succeeded by | John Holmes |
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| Party | Federalist |
| Relations | Rufus King (half brother) |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Cyrus King (September 6, 1772 – April 25, 1817) was a U.S. representative from Massachusetts, half-brother of Rufus King.
Early life and education
Born in Scarborough in Massachusetts Bay's Province of Maine, King attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, and was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1794. He studied law.
Career
King served as private secretary to Rufus King when he was United States Minister to England in 1796. He completed law studies in Biddeford and was admitted to the bar in 1797, commencing his law practice in Saco. He served as major general of the Sixth Division, Massachusetts Militia. King was one of the founders of Thornton Academy in Saco.
King was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817).
Death
He returned to Saco (then in Massachusetts' District of Maine), where he died on April 25, 1817, and was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Sources
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