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==Later Life==

==Later Life==

In 1816, while engaged with his senatorial duties at Washington, he was proposed as a candidate for the chief magistracy of the State of New York, by a convention of delegates from several of its counties. The nomination was made without his knowledge, and it was with great reluctance that he acceded to it, at the earnest solicitation of his friends. He was not, however, elected. In 1820, he was re-elected to the Senate of the United States, where he continued until the expiration of the term, in March, 1825. Several of the laws which he proposed and carried, in that interval, were of great consequence. In the famous Missouri question, he took the lead. On his withdrawal from the Senate, he accepted from President Adams the appointment of minister plenipotentiary at the court of London. During the voyage to England, his health was sensibly impaired. He remained abroad a twelvemonth, but his illness impeded the performance of his official duties, and proved fatal soon after his return home.

In 1816, while engaged with his senatorial duties at Washington, he was proposed as a candidate for the chief magistracy of the State of New York, by a convention of delegates from several of its counties. The nomination was made without his knowledge, and it was with great reluctance that he acceded to it, at the earnest solicitation of his friends. He was not, however, elected. In 1820, he was re-elected to the Senate of the United States, where he continued until the expiration of the term, in March, 1825. Several of the laws which he proposed and carried, in that interval, were of great consequence. In the famous Missouri question, he took the lead. On his withdrawal from the Senate, he accepted from President Adams the appointment of minister plenipotentiary at the court of London. During the voyage to England, his health was sensibly impaired. He remained abroad a twelvemonth, but his illness impeded the performance of his official duties, and proved fatal soon after his return home.

His house in Queens County New York, known as King Manor or Rufus King Park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.<ref>[http://www.kingmanor.org/about/ King Manor Museum], About</ref>

He died like a Christian philosopher, April 29, 1827, in the seventy-third year of his age.

==Views on Slavery==

==Views on Slavery==

In Congress when Missouri petitioned for statehood, King declared:

In Congress when Missouri petitioned for statehood, King declared:

<blockquote>I hold that all laws and compacts imposing any such condition upon any human being are absolutely void, because contrary to the law of nature, which is the law of God.<ref>[http://www.kingmanor.org/family/primary.php King Manor Museum]</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>I hold that all laws and compacts imposing any such condition upon any human being are absolutely void, because contrary to the law of nature, which is the law of God.<ref>[http://www.kingmanor.org/family/primary.php King Manor Museum], Family</ref></blockquote>

==Quotes==

==Quotes==