Daniel Putnam King (January 8, 1801 – July 25, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Daniel Putnam King
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1850
Preceded byLeverett Saltonstall
Succeeded byRobert Rantoul Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1838–1841
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1836–1837
1843–1844
Personal details
BornJanuary 8, 1801
South Danvers, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 25, 1850 (aged 49)
South Danvers, Massachusetts
Resting placeKing Cemetery, Peabody, Massachusetts.
Political partyWhig
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationAgriculture

Early life and education

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Born in South Danvers, Massachusetts, now Peabody, Massachusetts King pursued classical studies at Phillips Academy, Andover, graduating in 1819. He graduated from Harvard University in 1823 and he also studied law.

Business career

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Although he studied law, King was not a practicing attorney, instead he engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Service in the Massachusetts Legislature

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King served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837. King served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1838 to 1841, and was its President in 1840. King was again a member of the Massachusetts House in 1843 and 1844 and served as Speaker in the latter year.

Congressional service

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King was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1843, until his death on July 25, 1850. King served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Twenty-eighth Congress), Committee on Accounts (Twenty-ninth through Thirty-first Congresses), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Thirtieth Congress).

Death and burial

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King died in South Danvers, on July 25, 1850, he was interred in King Cemetery in Peabody.

See also

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References

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  • United States Congress. "Daniel P. King (id: K000198)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Massachusetts Senate
Preceded by President of the Massachusetts Senate
1840-1841
Succeeded by
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1843
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district

March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1850
Succeeded by