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{{short description|American politician}}

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|name= Horatio Collins King
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1837|12|22}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1918|11|15|1837|12|22}}
|birth_place= [[Portland, Maine]]
|death_place= [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|placeofburial= [[Green-Wood Cemetery]]
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image= Horatio Collins King.jpg
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|allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]<br />[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]]
|branch= [[United States Army]]<br />[[Union Army]]<br />[[New York National Guard]]
|serviceyears=1862 – 1865 (Army), 1876 – 1883 (National Guard)
|rank= [[Brevet (military)|Brevet]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] (Army)<br />[[Brigadier General]] (National Guard)
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|battles= [[American Civil War]]
|awards= [[Medal of Honor]]
|laterwork= Judge-Advocate-General, New York<br />Author
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'''Horatio Collins King''' (December 22, 1837 – November 15, 1918) was a [[Union Army]] soldier who received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during the [[American Civil War]].  He also served as a [[United States|U.S.]] lawyer, politician and author.

==Biography==
[[File:Horatio Collins King, seated.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Horatio Collins King]]
Born in [[Portland, Maine]], King graduated from  [[Dickinson College]] in 1858, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in [[New York City]] in 1861. He served in the [[Army of the Potomac|armies of the Potomac]] and [[Army of the Shenandoah (Union)|Shenandoah]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] from August 1862 until May 1865, when he resigned with the rank of [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]].<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/historicalregist01heitrich#page/598/mode/2up Historical Register and Dictionary of the US Army]</ref>
King earned the [[Medal of Honor]] for [[Battle of Dinwiddie Court House|service near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia]], on March 31, 1865.

King then practiced law until 1870, when he became connected with the press. He was the author of ''The Plymouth Silver Wedding'' (New York, 1873); ''The Brooklyn Congregational Council'' (1876); ''King's Guide to Regimental Courts-Martial'' (1882); and edited ''Proceedings of the Army of the Potomac'' (1879–'87).

In 1883, King was appointed judge-advocate-general of New York.

At a time during which anti-Chinese views were common, King was socially friendly with the Chinese minister in Washington, D.C., and the Chinese consul in New York.  In 1893, when the anti-Chinese [[Geary Act]] was ruled constitutional, he protested the law, saying that "from the prejudice manifested against the Chinese, it seems they have no rights here that Americans are bound to respect."<ref>{{Cite journal|date=May 16, 1893|title=Chinese Must Go: Supreme Court Sustains the Geary Act|journal=Boston Daily Globe}}</ref>

In [[1895 New York state election|1895]], he ran on the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] ticket for [[Secretary of State of New York]], but was defeated by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John Palmer (1842–1905)|John Palmer]].

In [[1912 New York state election|1912]], he ran on the [[Bull Moose Party|Progressive]] ticket for [[New York State Comptroller]], but was defeated by Democrat [[William Sohmer]].

King was a member of the [[Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States]] and the [[Sons of the American Revolution]]. King was the Secretary of the [[Society of the Army of the Potomac]].

His father, [[Horatio King]], was [[Postmaster General of the United States]].

==Medal of Honor citation==
Rank and organization: Major and Quartermaster, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: Near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va., March 31, 1865. Entered service at: Brooklyn, N.Y. Born: December 22, 1837, Portland, Maine. Date of issue: September 23, 1897.

'''Citation:'''

<blockquote>While serving as a volunteer aide, carried orders to the reserve brigade and participated with it in the charge which repulsed the enemy.</blockquote>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
* [[List of Medal of Honor recipients]]
* [[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L#K|List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Cite web|access-date=September 29, 2010 |url=http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/k/ed_KingHC.html |title=Chronicles of Dickinson: Horatio Collins King |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604230002/http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/k/ed_KingHC.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }}
* {{Cite web |access-date=September 29, 2010 |url=http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/libertycap/F01/dettloffF01/background.html |title=More Background}}

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