Rufus King

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Rufus King




  • Birth: March 24th 1755 Scarboro Massachusetts
  • Death: April 29th 1827 New York City
  • Went to Harvard college in 1773
  • He was a American Lawyer, Politican, and statesman
  • Fought in the battle of Lexington and Concord and participated in the siege of Boston
  • Served as the Unitedserved as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1796 to 1803