William Rufus DeVane King

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Rufus_DeVane_King
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkbp:birthDate April 7, 1786
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sampson_County,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Live_Oak_Cemetery,_Selma,_Alabama
gptkbp:causeOfDeath tuberculosis
gptkbp:deathDate April 18, 1853
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Selma,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Selma,_Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Rufus DeVane King
gptkbp:knownFor close relationship with James Buchanan
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor only U.S. vice president to take oath of office on foreign soil
shortest-serving U.S. vice president
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate
U.S. Minister to France
U.S. Representative from North Carolina
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:signature William R. King Signature.svg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:termAsSenatorEnd July 11, 1852
gptkbp:termAsSenatorStart December 14, 1848
gptkbp:termEnd April 18, 1853
gptkbp:termStart March 4, 1853
gptkbp:tookOathOfOfficeIn gptkb:Cuba
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_R._King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5