Preceded by Leverett Saltonstall Died July 25, 1850 Resigned July 25, 1850 Role U.S. representative Succeeded by Robert Rantoul, Jr. | Name Daniel King Party Whig Party Political party Whig Education Harvard University Resting place Peabody | |
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Daniel Putnam King (January 8, 1801 – July 25, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Contents
- Early life and education
- Business career
- Service in the Massachusetts Legislature
- Congressional service
- Death and burial
- References
Early life and education
Born in South Danvers, Massachusetts, now Peabody, Massachusetts King pursued classical studies, graduated from Harvard University in 1823 and he also studied law.
Business career
Although he studied law, King was not a practicing attorney, instead he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Service in the Massachusetts Legislature
King served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837. King served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1838 to 1841, and was its President in 1840. King was again a member of the Massachusetts House in 1843 and 1844 and served as Speaker in the latter year.
Congressional service
King was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1843, until his death on July 25, 1850. King served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Twenty-eighth Congress), Committee on Accounts (Twenty-ninth through Thirty-first Congresses), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Thirtieth Congress).
Death and burial
King died in South Danvers, on July 25, 1850, he was interred in King Cemetery in Peabody.