Record #:

14392

Author(s):

Whitfield, Fitzhugh

Abstract:

The article illuminates the story of William Rufus King, a prominent statesman during the early 18th-century, who hailed from Clinton located in Sampson County. His accolades included being a member of state legislature, United States Vice President, Congressional representative and senator, as well as a diplomat to France.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 19, May 1949, p1, 18, il

Subject(s):

King, William Rufus Devane, 1786-1853