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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, he 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 1862 until May 1865, when he resigned with the rank of brevet colonel.〔(Historical Register and Dictionary of the US Army )〕 He earned the Medal of Honor for service near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia, on March 31, 1865. He then practiced law until 1870, when he became connected with the press. In 1883, he was appointed judge-advocate-general of New York. He was the author of ''The Plymouth Silver Wedding'' (New York, 1873); ''The Brooklyn Congregational Council'' (1876); ''King's Guide to Regimental Courts-Martial'' (1882); and edited ''Proceedings of the Army of the Potomac'' (1879–'87). In 1895, he ran on the Democratic ticket for Secretary of State of New York, but was defeated by Republican John Palmer. In 1912, he ran on the Progressive ticket for New York State Comptroller, but was defeated by Democrat William Sohmer. His father, Horatio King, was Postmaster General of the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horatio Collins King」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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