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Rufus King (March 24 1755 – April 29 1827) was an American lawyer politician and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17 1787 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

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active years end date
1796-05-23, 1803-05-16, 1825-03-04, 1826-05-10
active years start date
1789-07-25, 1796-07-26, 1813-03-04, 1825-11-11
birth date
1755-03-24
birth place
Scarborough Maine, United States
child
John A. King, Charles King (academic), James G. King
death date
1827-04-29
death place
Jamaica Queens, United States
office
United States Minister to Great Britain
party
Federalist Party
profession
Lawyer
successor
James Monroe, Nathan Sanford, John Laurance, Albert Gallatin

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