루퍼스 킹

소개

루퍼스 킹(영어: Rufus King, 1755년 3월 24일 ~ 1827년 4월 29일)은 미국의 정치인이다. 1816년 미국 대통령 선거에서 연방당 후보로 출마했으나 민주공화당의 제임스 먼로에게 패배한다.

Rufus King was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution in 1787. After formation of the new Congress, he represented New York in the United States Senate. He emerged as a leading member of the Federalist Party and was the party's last presidential nominee during the 1816 presidential election.