William R.D. King

13th Vice President
Political Party	Democratic
Term 	March 4, 1853 - April 18, 1853  (66-67)
President 	Franklin Pierce
Predecessor 	Millard Fillmore
Successor 	John C. Breckinridge
Full Name 	William Rufus DeVane King
Birth 	
April 7, 1786
Sampson County, North Carolina
Father 	William Rufus King  (1755-1816)
Mother 	Margaret DeVane  (1758-1826)
Brothers 	
Thomas DeVane King  (1779-1854)
Thomas Charles King  (1783-1834)
Ezekiel King  (1785-1865)
John DeVane King  (1796-1833)
Sisters 	
Margaret King Beck  (1782-1822)
Tabitha King Kornegay  (1788-1870)
Helen King King  (1793-1856)
Catherine King  (1795-1816)
Elizabeth King Green  (1797-1881)
Alma Mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  (1803)
Occupation	
President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate  (1836-1841, 1850-1852)
United States Minister to France  (1844-1846)
U.S. Senator from Alabama  (1819-1844, 1848-1852)
Representative from North Carolina's 5th District  (1811-1816)
City Solicitor of Wilmington, North Carolina  (1810-1811)
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives  (1807-1809)
Lawyer
Death 	
April 18, 1853
Selma, Alabama
(67 years)
Marriages
None
Children
None