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Austin Augustus King

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Austin Augustus King

Birth
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Death
22 Apr 1870 (aged 67)
St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, USA
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10th Missouri Governor, US Congressman. Trained as a lawyer and admitted to the bar in 1822, he served as a colonel in the Black Hawk War. He served two one-year terms as a member of the Missouri State House of Representatives in 1834 and 1836, and was elected as Governor of Missouri, serving from 1848 to 1853. After serving as a delegate to Democratic National Convention 1860, he was elected as a Unionist to represent Missouri's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving a single term from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1865. He was defeated for re-election to the seat by Congressman Robert T. Van Horn, and returned to his private law practice. He passed away in St. Louis, Missouri in 1870.
10th Missouri Governor, US Congressman. Trained as a lawyer and admitted to the bar in 1822, he served as a colonel in the Black Hawk War. He served two one-year terms as a member of the Missouri State House of Representatives in 1834 and 1836, and was elected as Governor of Missouri, serving from 1848 to 1853. After serving as a delegate to Democratic National Convention 1860, he was elected as a Unionist to represent Missouri's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving a single term from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1865. He was defeated for re-election to the seat by Congressman Robert T. Van Horn, and returned to his private law practice. He passed away in St. Louis, Missouri in 1870.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12064/austin_augustus-king: accessed ), memorial page for Austin Augustus King (21 Sep 1802–22 Apr 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12064, citing Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.