The King family is a family of politicians from the

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. Below is a list of members: *

Stephanus Van Cortlandt Stephanus van Cortlandt (May 7, 1643 – November 25, 1700) was the first native-born mayor of New York City, a position which he held from 1677 to 1678 and from 1686 to 1688. He was the patroon of Van Cortlandt Manor and was on the governor' ...

(1643–1700), Mayor of

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1677-1678 1686-1688. Great-great-great-grandfather of Henry Van Rensselaer. *

Jacobus Van Cortlandt Jacobus van Cortlandt (1658–1739) was a wealthy Dutch-born American merchant, slave owner, and politician who served as the 30th and 33rd Mayor of New York City from 1710 to 1711 and again from 1719 to 1720. Early life Jacobus Van Cortland ...

(1658–1739), Mayor of New York City 1710-1711. Brother of Stephanus Van Cortlandt. *

Pieter Schuyler Pieter Schuyler (17 September 1657 – 19 February 1724) was the first mayor of Albany, New York. A long-serving member of the executive council of the Province of New York, he acted as governor of the Province of New York on three occasions ...

(1657–1724), acting Governor of

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1709 1719-1720. Brother-in-law of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Jacobus Van Cortlandt. **

John Alsop John Alsop Jr. (1724 – November 22, 1794) was an American merchant and politician from New York City. As a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, he signed the 1774 Continental Association. Early life Alsop wa ...

(1724–1794), New York Colony Assemblyman, Delegate to the Continental Congress from

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1774-1776. Father-in-law of Rufus King. ***

Philip Livingston Philip Livingston (January 15, 1716 – June 12, 1778) was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He represented New York at the October 1774 First Continental Congress, where he favored imposing economic sanctions upon Great B ...

(1716–1778), New York City Alderman 1754-1762, New York Colony Representative 1763-1769, member of the New York Committee of Correspondence, Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1775-1778, President of the New York Colony Convention 1775, New York Assemblyman 1776, New York State Senator 1777. Father-in-law of Stephen Van Rensselaer III. ***

William Livingston William Livingston (November 30, 1723July 25, 1790) was an American politician who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he sig ...

(1723–1790), Delegate to the Continental Congress from

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1774-1776, Governor of New Jersey 1776-1790. Brother of Philip Livingston. *** Rufus King (1755–1827), member of the

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

General Court 1783-1785, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts 1784-1787, delegate to the

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, New York Assemblyman, U.S. Senator from New York 1789-1796 1813-1825, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1804 1808 candidate for President of the United States 1816, U.S. Minister to

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1825-1826. Son-in-law of John Alsop. *** William King (1768–1862), Massachusetts State Representative 1795 1799 1804, Massachusetts State Senator, Governor of

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

1820-1821, candidate for Governor of Maine 1834. Brother of Rufus King and Cyrus King. ***

Cyrus King Cyrus King (September 6, 1772 – April 25, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, half-brother of Rufus King. Early life and education Born in Scarborough in Massachusetts Bay's Province of Maine, King attended Phillips Aca ...

(1772–1817), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1813-1817. Brother of Rufus King and William King. ****

Stephen Van Rensselaer III Stephen Van Rensselaer III (; November 1, 1764January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's mano ...

(1764–1839), New York Assemblyman 1789-1791, New York State Senator 1791-1796, Lieutenant Governor of New York 1795-1801, U.S. Representative from New York 1822-1829. Son-in-law of Philip Livingston. ****

John Alsop King John Alsop King (January 3, 1788July 7, 1867) was an American politician who was Governor of New York from 1857 to 1858. Life John Alsop King was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on January 3, 1788, to U.S. Senator Rufus King ...

(1788–1867), New York 1819-1821 1832 1838 1840, New York State Senator 1823-1825, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to

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1826, delegate to the Whig Party National Convention 1839 1852, U.S. Representative from New York 1849-1851, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1856, Governor of New York 1857-1857. Son of Rufus King. **** James G. King (1791–1853), U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1849-1851. Son of Rufus King. ***** Rufus King (1814–1876), delegate to the

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Constitutional Convention 1848, U.S Minister to the

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1863. Grandson of Rufus King. ***** Henry Van Rensselaer (1810–1864), U.S. Representative from New York 1841-1843. Son of Stephen Van Rensselaer and son-in-law of John Alsop King. NOTE: Philip Livingston and William Livingston were also cousins of U.S. Secretary of State

Edward Livingston Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both ...

and U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Robert R. Livingston Robert Robert Livingston (November 27, 1746 (Old Style November 16) – February 26, 1813) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor", afte ...

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