1856 New York state election
The 1856 New York state election was held on November 4, 1856, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, a Canal Commissioner, an Inspector of State Prisons and the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly.
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John Alsop King was an American politician who was The 20th Governor of New York from 1857 to 1858. He was the 1st Republican Governor of New York.
John A. King
The gravesite of Governor John Alsop King