History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . mother lived to watch over and guide theexpanding faculties of her son, and to enjoy the honorswhich he acquired. She died in 1816. Mr. King was fitted for college at Phillips Academy, atAndover, and entered Columbia College, New York, in1790, from which he graduated with the highest honorsof his class. He commenced the study of law with hisbrother Rufus, in New York, who was then a senator inCongress, and on his being appointed ambassador to Eng-land, he accompanied him as his privat
History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . mother lived to watch over and guide theexpanding faculties of her son, and to enjoy the honorswhich he acquired. She died in 1816. Mr. King was fitted for college at Phillips Academy, atAndover, and entered Columbia College, New York, in1790, from which he graduated with the highest honorsof his class. He commenced the study of law with hisbrother Rufus, in New York, who was then a senator inCongress, and on his being appointed ambassador to Eng-land, he accompanied him as his private secretary. Heremained abroad one year, and returning, completed hislegal studies in the office of Chief Justice Mellen, at Bid-deford, and was admitted to the bar in 1797. We cannot better portray the opening career of than by adopting the language of Mr. Folsom in his History of Saco and Biddeford : Possessing brilliant and highly-cultivated powers of mind, unitedwith habits of patient and zealous application, Mr. King soon rose toeminence in the profession. As an advocate he was unrivaled; his. BENCH AND BAR OP YORK COUNTY. 81 style of speaking was elevated and commanding, rich in the highergraces of polished oratory, and at the same time argumentative andconvincing. His addresses were more like an impetuous torrent thana smooth and gentle stream. His ardent temperament and impetuosity as an advocate some-times carried him. in his addresses to a court and jury, beyond thelimits prescribed in some of Hamlets instructions to the players. But he was a sound lawyer and a safe counselor. At the height of party feeling growing out of the dec-laration of war under Mr. Madisons administration, was elected in 1812 to the Thirteenth Congress, therepresentative of the York District, as successor to Cutts, who had held the office from 1800 ; and hewas re-elected for the next term. He was an ardent andzealous member of the Federal party, and entered into allt
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