Horatio Collins King
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| Horatio Collins King | |
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| December 22, 1837—November 15, 1918 | |
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| Place of birth | Portland, Maine |
| Allegiance | Union Army |
| Rank | Brevet Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
| Other work | Judge-Advocate-General, New York Author |
Horatio Collins King (December 22, 1837 – November 15, 1918) was a U.S. lawyer, soldier, politician and author.
Born in Portland, Maine, he graduated at Dickinson College in 1858, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in New York City in 1861. He served in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah during the Civil War from August 1862 until October 1865, when he resigned with the rank of brevet colonel. He earned the Medal of Honor for service near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia, on March 31, 1865.
He then practiced law until 1870, when he became connected with the press. In 1883, he was appointed judge-advocate-general of New York. He was the author of The Plymouth Silver Wedding (New York, 1873); The Brooklyn Congregational Council (1876); King's Guide to Regimental Courts-Martial (1882); and edited Proceedings of the Army of the Potomac (1879-'87).
His father, Horatio King, was Postmaster General of the United States.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography.
