James G. King
James Gore King (1791 - 1853), third son of Rufus King, was an assistant adjutant-general in the war of 1812.
He was a banker in Liverpool and afterwards in New York, and was president of the New York & Erie railroad until 1837, when by his visit to London he secured the loan to American bankers of $1,000,000 from the governors of the Bank of England. In 1849-1851 he was a representative in Congress from New Jersey.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
