Andrew King

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(March 20, 1812 — November 18, 1895) King was an American politician and lawyer. Andrew King was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1812 and moved to Missouri after studying law. While in Missouri, he served as a member of the States Senate (1846) and the State House of Delegates (1858). Before being elected to Congress, King served as a circuit court judge in Missouri from 1859 to 1864. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000193]

Member of Missouri Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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