John Pendleton King

John Pendleton King
United States Senator
from Georgia
In office
November 21, 1833  November 1, 1837
Preceded by George Troup
Succeeded by Wilson Lumpkin
Personal details
Born (1799-04-03)April 3, 1799
Glasgow, Kentucky
Died March 19, 1888(1888-03-19) (aged 88)
Summerville, Georgia
Political party Jacksonian

John Pendleton King (April 3, 1799  March 19, 1888) was a United States Senator from Georgia.

Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, King moved in infancy with his parents to Bedford County, Tennessee, and then to Augusta, Georgia, in 1815. He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1819 and practiced in Augusta. He married Mary Louise Woodward, daughter of John Woodward and wife Harriet Bixby, and had at least two daughters: Grace Sterling King, married to John McPherson Berrien Connelly and had issue, and Mary Livingstone King, married to Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey (1835–1898).

King pursued studies in Europe from 1822 to 1824. He returned and continued the practice of law in Augusta until 1829. He was a member of the State constitutional conventions in 1830 and 1833. He was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1831. He was elected in 1833 as a Jacksonian (later Democrat) to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George M. Troup. He was reelected in 1834 and served from November 21, 1833, until November 1, 1837, when he resigned.

After his time in politics, King became president of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company from 1841 to 1878. He was then a railroad promoter and cotton manufacturer, and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1865. King died in Summerville, Georgia and was interred in St. Paul's Churchyard, Augusta.

He is the namesake of the city of Kingston, Georgia.[1]

He was also a slave owner. In 1830, he owned 22 slaves in Augusta, Georgia.[2] In 1840, he owned 55 slaves.[3] In 1850, he owned 57 slaves. [4] In 1860, he owned 68 slaves.[5]

References

  1. "Kingston". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 20. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. 1830 United States Census, 1830; Augusta, Georgia; page 274, 275,. Retrieved on 6 March 2016.
  3. 1840 United States Census, 1840; Augusta Ward 5, Richmond, Georgia;. Retrieved on 6 March 2016.
  4. "1850 United States Census, Slave Schedules", 1850; Division 73, Richmond, Georgia; page 931, 983,. Retrieved on 6 March 2016.
  5. "1860 United States Census, Slave Schedules", 1860; Augusta City Ward 2, Richmond, Georgia; page 306, 310,. Retrieved on 6 March 2016.
United States Senate
Preceded by
George Troup
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Georgia
November 21, 1833 - November 1, 1837
Served alongside: John Forsyth, Alfred Cuthbert
Succeeded by
Wilson Lumpkin
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Peleg Sprague
Most Senior Living U.S. Senator
(Sitting or Former)

October 13, 1880 - March 19, 1888
Succeeded by
Henry A. Foster
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