Thomas Butler King

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Thomas Butler King

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's At-large & 1st district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1850
Preceded by	George W. Towns Alexander Stephens
Succeeded by	John B. Lamar Joseph W. Jackson
Personal details
Born	August 27, 1800 Palmer, Massachusetts
Died	May 10, 1864 (aged 63) Waresboro, Georgia
Resting place	Churchyard of Christ Church, Frederica, St. Simons, Georgia
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Anna Matilda Page (c1800-1859)
Children	John Floyd King

Thomas Butler King I (August 27, 1800 – May 10, 1864) was an American politician from the state of Georgia.^[1]

Biography

He was born on August 27, 1800 in Palmer, Massachusetts to Daniel King and Hannah Lord. He attended Westfield State University and then studied law under his brother, Henry King in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania State Bar in 1822. In 1823 he traveled with his brother, Stephen Clay King, to practise law in Waynesville, Georgia.^[2]^[1]

In 1824 he married Anna Matilda Page (c1800-1859). They had ten children who survived to adulthood including a son, John Floyd King. He was elected to the Georgia Senate in 1832 to represent Glynn County, Georgia. He served in that position in 1834, 1835, and again in 1837. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1838 to the 26th United States Congress. He accepted an appointment in California as tax collector for the Port of San Francisco under Millard Fillmore. He then went to work as a lobbyist for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.^[2]^[1]

King died in Waresboro, Georgia on May 10, 1864. He was buried in the churchyard of Christ Church on St. Simons Island.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Thomas Butler King". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000215. Retrieved 2011-11-18. "Representative from Georgia; born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., August 27, 1800; received private instructions and also attended Westfield Academy; read law with his brother at Allentown, Pa. ..."
^ ^a ^b ^c "Thomas Butler King (1800-1864)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-623. Retrieved 2011-11-18. "King was born in Palmer, Massachusetts, the son of Daniel and Hannah Lord King. He attended Westfield Academy in Massachusetts and studied law under his brother Henry in Allentown, Pennsylvania...."

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by George W. Towns	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's At-large congressional district March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843	Succeeded by John Basil Lamar
Preceded by Alexander H. Stephens	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st congressional district March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1850	Succeeded by Joseph W. Jackson