King, William
state legislator, governor, was born Feb. 9, 1768, in Scarborough, Maine. He was a member of the Massachusetts legislature for some years.
He was president of the convention which framed the constitution of Maine, and was its first governor in 1820 and 1821. He was United States commissioner for the adjustment of Spanish claims from 1821 to 1824; and was general of militia and collector of customs at Bath from 1831 to 1834. He died June 17, 1852, in Bath, Maine.