Leicester King (born in

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, May 1, 1789 – September 19, 1856) was a 19th-century businessman, judge, and state senator in the Ohio General Assembly. Married to Julia Ann Huntington, he moved to

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in 1817, where he worked as a mercantilist until 1833. After leaving the mercantile business, he devoted his time to the building of the

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until being appointed associate judge of the

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Court of Common Pleas. In 1835, King, a staunch abolitionist, was elected to the

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Senate, where he served two terms, until 1839. He was a member of the Whig Party before joining the Liberty Party in 1842. He was Liberty Party candidate for Ohio Governor in 1842 and 1844. King was nominated as

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on the Liberty Party ticket for the 1848 United States Presidential Election but declined the nomination. King died September 19, 1856. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Leicester 1789 births 1856 deaths Politicians from Warren, Ohio Ohio state senators Ohio Libertyites Ohio Whigs 19th-century American politicians People from Suffield, Connecticut Activists from Ohio