1From James Madison to John A. King, 17 October 1827 (Madison Papers)
). John Alsop King (1788–1867), son of Rufus King, was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a New York lawyer. He served as secretary of legation and charge d’affaires in London, 1825–26, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1849–51. King served multiple terms in...