Perkins King

Perkins King (January 12, 1784 – November 29, 1875) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican, Jacksonian, and Democrat, he served one term as a United States representative from 1829 to 1831.

Biography King was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts on January 12, 1784, a son of Amos King and Lucy (Perkins) King. He was educated in New Marlborough, and moved to Greenville, New York in 1802.

Business career After moving to New York, King studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He also became involved in business ventures, including a woolen mill.

Political career Active in politics as a Democratic-Republican, Jacksonian, and Democrat, he served as Greenville's town clerk in 1815, and was town supervisor from 1817 to 1820. He was a justice of the peace from 1818 to 1822. He was appointed a judge of the Greene County Court in 1823 and served until becoming First Judge in 1838. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Greene Co.) in 1827.

Congress King was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He did not run for reelection in 1830.

Later career and death He served as First Judge of the Greene County Court from 1838 to 1847.

King died in Freehold, New York, November 29, 1875. He was interred in Freehold's Snyder Cemetery.

Family In 1812, King married Polly Jackson, who died in 1849. In 1852 he married Althea Barnes, who died in 1867. With his first wife, King was the father of seven children.