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King, William (1768–1852)

US state governor. Following Maine's admission to the Union, he was the first governor of Maine 1820–21. He was a commissioner for the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain 1821–24 and lost a race for the governor's seat in 1835. Maine placed his statue in the US Capitol.

He was born in Scarboro, Maine (then part of Massachusetts). He moved to Bath, Maine, in 1800 and became a shipowner and a leading citizen. He was a major-general of militia in the War of 1812.



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