EntityQ375114· pop 8· linked from 98 articlesHoratio KingSign in to saveUnited States Postmaster General (1811-1897)Person · Open LibraryBorn1811Died1897Works8Top worksThe Trent affairSketches of travelCentennial literary reunion at the residence of Horatio KingThe Assassination of President LincolnMy first and last sight of Abraham Lincolnvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn21 June 1811Died20 May 1897via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanFamily nameKingGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthParisPlace of deathWashington, D.C.OccupationwriterPolitical partyDemocratic Party (United States)Languages spokenEnglish languageImageHoratio King 03856a restored.jpgConnectionsWashington, D.C.EntityUnited StatesCountryAbraham LincolnCategories1811 births1897 deaths19th-century American politiciansBuchanan administration cabinet membersBurials at the Congressional CemeteryMaine DemocratsPeople of Washington, D.C., in the American Civil WarPoliticians from Paris, MaineUnion (American Civil War) political leadersUnited States postmasters general