J. Floyd King
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John Floyd King was a U.S. Representative
from Louisiana
, son of Thomas Butler King and nephew of Henry King
.
, Bartlett's College Hill School, Poughkeepsie, New York
, the Military Institute of Georgia, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
Enlisted in the Confederate States Army
and served in the Army of Virginia throughout the Civil War
, attaining the rank of colonel of Artillery.
He moved to Louisiana and engaged in planting.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Vidalia, Louisiana
.
He was appointed brigadier general of State troops.
King was elected inspector of levees and president of the board of school directors of his district and also a trustee of the University of the South.
King was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1887).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886.
He engaged in mining operations, with residence in Washington, D.C.
.
Assistant Register of the United States Treasury from May 19, 1914, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, May 8, 1915.
He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, son of Thomas Butler King and nephew of Henry King
Henry King (congressman)
Henry King was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry King was born in Palmer, Massachusetts. He studied law in New London, Connecticut, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania...
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Biography
Born on St. Simons Island, off the coast of Georgia, King attended the Russell School, New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut
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, Bartlett's College Hill School, Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
, the Military Institute of Georgia, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
Enlisted in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
and served in the Army of Virginia throughout the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, attaining the rank of colonel of Artillery.
He moved to Louisiana and engaged in planting.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Vidalia, Louisiana
Vidalia, Louisiana
Vidalia is a city in and the parish seat of Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,543 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Vidalia is located at and has an elevation of ....
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He was appointed brigadier general of State troops.
King was elected inspector of levees and president of the board of school directors of his district and also a trustee of the University of the South.
King was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1887).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886.
He engaged in mining operations, with residence in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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Assistant Register of the United States Treasury from May 19, 1914, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, May 8, 1915.
He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.