John Laurance
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John Laurance was a delegate to the 6th, 7th, and 8th Congresses of the Confederation, a United States representative and United States Senator from New York and a United States district judge of the
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Rufus King
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Rufus King was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signer
John Laurance
…Laurance was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate from New York to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Senator Rufus King and served from November 9, 1796, until August 1800, when he resigned. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate during the 5th…
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1820
Portrait by John Trumbull, c. 1800
King's 1825 nomination to be minister to Great Britain
Statue of King in his Jamaica, Queens, library