Kernan, Francis, ch'm. Dem. state con., 1861, iii. 17;
views on emancipation, 17;
refuses nomination for atty.-gen., 21;
offices held, 21;
elected to Congress, 1862, 52;
del. to Dem. nat. con., 1864, 108;
attends Saratoga con., 1866, 144;
in Nat. Dem. con., 1868, 200;
advises Seymour to accept presidency, 201;
shabby treatment of, 270-1;
nominated for gov., 1872, 297;
defeated, 302;
elected to U.S. Senate, 1874, 321;
advocates gold standard, 396;
defeated for re-election, 1881, 468.

Keyser, Abraham, state treas., ii. 1.

King, John A., son of Rufus, i. 259;
on German's election as speaker, 259;
predicts division of Federal party, 259;
resents Clinton's control of Federalists, 267;
charges Van Ness with hypocrisy, 268;
president of Anti-Nebraska con., ii. 194;
at birth of Rep. party, 212;
nominated for gov., 236;
character and career of, 236-7;
elected, 241;
at peace congress, 350.

King Park, Long Island, old home of Rufus King, i. 271.

King, Preston, supports Wilmot Proviso, ii. 102, 126;
career and character of, 102;
a Barnburner, 131;
at Utica con., 131;
supports Pierce and Seymour, 1852, 177;
withdraws from con. of Softs, 1854, 197;
at birth of Rep. party, 214;
nominated for sec. of state, 214;
elected U.S. senator, 243-5;
disapproves Weed's compromise, 339;
question of patronage, 390, 396.

Defeated for U.S. senate, 1863, iii. 54;
creditable service, 54;
deserted by Seward and Weed, 54;
del.-at-large to Rep. nat. con., 1864, 92;
supported Johnson for Vice-President, 94;
approved Seward's removal from Cabinet, 94;
early friend of President Johnson, 130;
accepts collectorship of New York, 1865, 131;
reconciliation with Seward, 131;
suicide, 131;
reasons for act, 131.

King, Rufus, U.S. senator, i. 44;
referee in Clinton-Jay contest, 57;
minister to England, 70;
disapproves disunion, 134;
spoken of for gov., 1804, 137;
candidate for Vice-President, 1804, 147;
candidate for Vice-President, 1808, 166;
defeated, 167;
opposes DeWitt Clinton for President, 202-6;
re-elected U.S. senator, 211;
charged with bargain, 211;
nominated for gov., 1816, 236;
strength of, 236;
defeated, 236;
doubts feasibility of Erie canal, 244;
votes cast for re-election to U.S. senate, 267;
resents Clinton's control of Federalists, 267;
reasons for, 267;
re-elected to U.S. senate, 26