Charles King (March 16, 1789 – October 1867) was an American academic, politician and newspaper editor. He succeeded Nathaniel Fish Moore to become the ninth president of Columbia College (now Columbia University ), holding the role from November 1849 until 1864.
12-1369: Charles or Charlie King may refer to: Academics and writers [ edit ] Charles King (Columbia University president) (1789–1867), American academic, politician and newspaper editor Charles Ray King (1813–1901), American physician and author, son of John Alsop King, grandson of Rufus King Charles William King (1818–1888), English writer and collector of gems Charles Glen King (1896–1988), American biochemist Charles King, pen name of E. Lee Spence (born 1947), American author/editor of non-fiction Charles King (professor of international affairs) (born 1967), American academic and author Designers [ edit ] Charles Brady King (1868–1957), American inventor and automobile pioneer Charles Spencer King (1925–2010), English designer of Land Rovers Military [ edit ] Charles King (general) (1844–1933), American military leader and author Charles King (British Army officer) (1890–1967), British engineer and army officer Colonel Charles B. King (c.1910–1944), American intelligence officer killed in World War II (see Camp King § Post World War II (1945-1953) ) Charles Edwin King (1849–1862), Union Army drummer and
24-606: A U.S. Representative ; Edward King; and Frederick Gore King. His mother was an only child of Mary (née Frogat) Alsop and Continental Congressman John Alsop , a descendant of early American settlers, John Edward Underhill , Captain John Underhill , and Elizabeth Fones . King was educated at the Harrow School (in Harrow, London ) where he was a classmate with Lord Byron . Later in life, he received an honorary LL.D. from
36-474: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles King (Columbia University president) King was born in New York City on March 16, 1789. He was the son of lawyer and politician Rufus King (1755–1827) and his wife Mary ( née Alsop) King (1769–1819). Among his siblings was brothers John Alsop King , a Governor of New York ; James Gore King ,
48-611: The New York Enquirer ; Noah nicknamed King "Charles the Pink". On 7 November 1849, he succeeded Nathaniel Fish Moore to become the ninth president of Columbia College (now Columbia University ), holding the role until 1864. On his formal inauguration, on November 28, 1849, he spoke on the duties and responsibilities of the university staff, and espoused the virtues of copying the English university system. During his term as President,
60-628: The College of New Jersey (later known as Princeton University) and from Harvard College in 1850. After completing his education in England, King became a clerk in the banking house of Hope & Co. in Amsterdam . King returned to the United States in 1806, and began working for Archibald Gracie , a merchant. He became partner with Gracie in 1810, the same year he married Gracie's daughter, Eliza. King
72-671: The Columbia Law School was founded (1858), the Columbia Medical School , which had been discontinued in 1810, was re-established (1858), and the Columbia School of Mines (1863). In addition to serving as president, he was a trustee from 1825 to 1838, and again from 1849 to 1867. He resigned the presidency in 1864 due to health concerns, and visited Europe with the intention of remaining abroad several years. On March 12, 1810, he married first to Eliza Gracie (1790–1825),
84-1540: The Florida House of Representatives Charlie King (politician) (born 1959), American politician and attorney from New York City Sports [ edit ] Charles King (English cricketer) (1832–1872), English cricketer Charles King (New Zealand cricketer) (1847–1917), New Zealand cricketer Charles King (footballer) (1860–1928), English footballer; played in 1880 FA Cup Final Charles King (athlete) (1880–1958), American Olympic silver medalist Charles King (cyclist) (1911–2001), British Olympic cyclist Charlie King (baseball) (1912–1969), American baseball player Charlie King (Australian footballer) (1926–2007), Australian rules footballer for Geelong Charlie King (sports broadcaster) , first indigenous Australian sports commentator at Olympic Games Charlie King (footballer, born 1979) , Scottish footballer Others [ edit ] Charles King (composer) (1687–1748), English composer and musician Charles Bird King (1785–1862), American portrait painter Charles W. King (before 1805–after 1849), American merchant in 1837 Morrison incident Charles Henry King (1853–1930), American businessman and banker in Nebraska Charles E. King (1874–1950), educator, Hawaii territorial legislator and songwriter Charles King (1912–1972), American TV executive and founder of King World Productions Charles King, co-founder and CEO of
96-614: The eldest surviving daughter of shipping magnate Archibald Gracie . Eliza's sister Sarah Gracie was married to Charles' brother James , another sister, Esther Rogers Gracie, was married to the Lt. Gov. of Rhode Island William Beach Lawrence , and her youngest sister, Mary Ann Gracie, was married to Judge Michael Ulshoeffer . Before his wife's untimely death in 1825, they were the parents of eight children together, including: The year following Eliza's death in 1825, Charles married secondly Henrietta Liston Low (1799–1882) on October 20, 1826. Henrietta
108-589: The nonprofit Housing Works See also [ edit ] King (surname) King Charles (disambiguation) , for kings named Charles [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_King&oldid=1227073517 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
120-821: The youngest confirmed soldier to die during the American Civil War Charles Monroe King, United States Army soldier and subject of the book A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor by Dana Canedy and the upcoming film A Journal for Jordan Performers [ edit ] Charles King (musical actor) (1886–1944), American vaudevillian actor Charles King (character actor) (1895–1957), American film actor Charlie King (folk singer) (born 1947), American folk singer and activist Charlie King ( The Only Way Is Essex ) , English participant in scripted reality show Politicians [ edit ] Charles D. B. King (1875–1961), President of Liberia Charles J. King (1925–2016), member of
132-638: Was captain of a volunteer regiment in the early part of the War of 1812 , although he opposed the War. He served in the 37th New York State Legislature as a Federalist member of the New York Assembly from July 1, 1813 until June 30, 1814, before becoming a newspaper publisher. A Democrat , he was editor of the New York American from 1823 to 1845, where he repeatedly clashed with Mordecai Noah , then Editor of
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#1732858561784144-822: Was the daughter of Nicholas Low , a merchant and member of the New York State Assembly . Before King's death in 1867, they were the parents of six children, including: King died in Frascati , Italy in October 1867 and was temporarily interred in a vault in the Protestant cemetery in Rome. He is buried in the Grace Church Cemetery in Jamaica, Queens , New York, New York . King was the grandfather of Charles King (1844–1933),
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