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Horatio Collins King
Horatio Collins King (December 22, 1837 – November 15, 1918) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S. lawyer, politician and author.
Biography.
Born in Portland, Maine, King graduated at Dickinson College in 1858, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in New York City in 1861. He served in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah during the Civil War from August
), Postmaster General of the United States 1861. Father of Horatio Collins King.
- Horatio Collins King (1837–1918), New York Secretary of State 1895, candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1897, candidate for Comptroller of New York 1912. Son of Horatio King.
- Merwin K. Hart (1881–1962), New York Assemblyman 1907–08. Grandson-in-law of Horatio Collins King.
NOTE: Merwin K. Hart was also great-great-grandson of New York Assemblyman Thomas Hart, great-