As a senator, he shared lodgings with future vice president William Rufus Devane King
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William R. King - Wikipedia  William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786  April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th Vice President of the United States for six weeks in 1853 before his death. Earlier he had been elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina and a Senator from Alabama.
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Masculinity, Southern Gentlemen, and the Strange Story of ...  May 7, 2013 ... Art by Nick Dupree: Unlucky 13th Vice president, William Rufus deVane King, ... to as just William R. Kingwas the first U.S. Senator from Alabama ... He named the city of Selma Selma meaning high seat or throne in ... that King did have a very intimate relationship with future-president .... Share this:.
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William Rufus DeVane King, 13th Vice President of the U.S. (under ...  He was the 13th Vice President of the United States for almost four weeks in 1853 before his death under Pres. ... Buchanan and his lover William Rufus DeVane King were disparagingly called "Miss Nancy and Aunt Fancy" by ... Future President, Richard Nixon. ...... john tyler | President John Tyler | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Renaming King County to Honor the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther ...  Aug 10, 2016 ... Email  Share  Tweet ... Pierce's vice president was a United States senator from Alabama named ... He never got back to Washington, and never began to perform the duties ... WHEREAS, William Rufus DeVane King earned income and ... King lived for 15 years in the home of future U.S. president James...
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William Rufus King: First gay U.S. vice president? | QNotes  Oct 1, 2011 ... William Rufus DeVane King, the 13th United States vice president, has the ... He returned to the Senate four years later, in 1848, where he served until ... A lifelong bachelor, King lived for 15 years in the home of future U.S. president James ... Neither man ever married and by 1836 they were sharing a...
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Political Kansas City: The Boss' Buddies  "If a man would be great in modern politics he must support his party even if they are ... Tom Pendergast maintained his position as Kansas City's power broker through ... forcing then-Mayor Albert Beach into smaller quarters on the 26th floor. ... to Boss Tom-Pendergast had plucked Truman from his failing haberdashery and...
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List of Holdings: Pre-Presidential Papers - LBJ Presidential Library  Lyndon B. Johnson was elected to the Senate on November 2, 1948, ... He served as majority whip, 1951-1953; minority leader, 1953-1955; and majority leader, 1955-1961. He was nominated for the office of Vice President of the United ... Rivers and Harbors Files, 1949-1953.
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Vice President of the United States | Open Access articles | Open ...  The vice president is also president of the United States Senate. ... Adams's political views and his active role in the Senate made him a natural target for critics of ... of the Senate (and, upon appropriate notice, former presidents of the United ... of Vice President Charles G. Dawes, "once in four years the Vice President can...
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List of Vice Presidents of the United States - Wikipedia  There have been 47 Vice Presidents of the United States since the office came into existence in ... In addition, the Vice President serves as the President of the Senate and ... To date, 14 vice presidents subsequently became president; all but five due to the .... U.S. Representative ... 26th Governor of Maine, 15, March 4, 1861
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Garret A. Hobart (18971899)Miller Center  Despite his untimely death halfway through his term, Garret Augustus Hobart expanded the role of the vice president to such an extent that he earned ... After spending a short period as a schoolteacher to repay loans, Hobart studied ... far more regularly than prior Presidents and had a close working relationship with him.
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Lyndon B. Johnson - Wikipedia  Lyndon Baines Johnson often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States under President John F. Kennedy, from 1961 to 1963. ... Johnson was sworn in as Vice President on January 20, 1961.
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VP Lyndon Johnson - U.S. Senate  Throughout his life, Lyndon Johnson never forgot the impact his father's economic ... Texan, Sam Rayburn, the future House Speaker, who guided much of his career. ... are buried in the Senate," he began their critical relationship by remarking. .... Johnson to run for reelection to the Senate at the same time that he sought...
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List of Vice Presidents of the United States by other offices held ...  This is a list of Vice Presidents of the United States by other offices (either elected or .... A number of future Vice Presidents served together while in the Senate: Senator Johnson .... Walter Mondale  Attorney General of Minnesota, 19601964...
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Lying in State | Architect of the Capitol | United States Capitol  (Last updated 2015.) ... He was Vice President of the United States from December 6, 1973, to August 9, 1974, ... Officer Chestnut and Detective Gibson were the first persons whose remains lay in honor in the Rotunda. ... January 24-25, 1973.
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Henry Wilson - Wikipedia  Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States (187375) and a Senator from .... As a result of this effort, in late 1845 Wilson and abolitionist John Greenleaf ... Having left the Whig Party, Wilson worked to build coalitions with others ... He had briefly joined the Know-Nothings in an attempt to strengthen their...
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Bill Clinton: Life Before the PresidencyMiller Center  William Jefferson Clinton spent the first six years of his life in Hope, Arkansas, ... He looked too political to his peers, and they elected his lesser-known ... that the United States had no moral or strategic reason for being in Vietnam. ... He then returned to Arkansas, and with the help of Fulbright's office and that of Governor...
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Clinton, Bill | Article | World Book Student - World Book Online  He met Kennedy while visiting Washington, D.C., as a delegate to the American Legion ... He served as class president during his freshman and sophomore years. From 1966 to 1968, he helped pay his college expenses through a job with the...
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William R. King - Wikipedia  William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786  April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th Vice President of the United States for six weeks in 1853 before his death. Earlier he had been elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina .... In 1852, the Oregon Territorial Legislature named King County for him.
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VP Charles Fairbanks - U.S. Senate  Charles Warren Fairbanks, 26th Vice President (1905-1909) ... After all, the second spot had led to the presidency for Roosevelt, it might do the same for him. ... Most of all, Roosevelt's prodigious shadow seemed a natural place for a man described by ... The people of Alaska showed their appreciation by naming the city of...
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Adlai Stevenson I - Wikipedia  Adlai Ewing Stevenson I served as the 23rd Vice President of the United States (189397). Previously, he served as a Congressman from Illinois in the late 1870s and early 1880s. After his subsequent appointment as Assistant Postmaster General of the ... In 1900, he ran for Vice President with William Jennings Bryan.
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President William Taft - Classroomhelp.com  Feb 12, 2016 ... President Harrison appointed him chief barrister (lawyer)for the US government. ... William Taft's Vice President was James S. Sherman from 1909-1912. ... Needing a big bathtub, he had a 7' long 41" wide tub installed that could ... He got stuck in the White House bathtub and had to have an oversized...