John Pendleton King
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John Pendleton King was an attorney, planter, and politician, serving as United States Senator from Georgia.
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John Pendleton King was an attorney, planter, and politician, serving as United States Senator from Georgia. He resigned in 1837 before the end of his term to devote himself to his plantation and business, serving for nearly 40 years as president of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, and becoming a cotton manufacturer. He acquired large plantation holdings, and by 1860 owned 69 slaves to work the cotton fields and related trades.
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1799 to 1888 · aged 88
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