What key details about william king -lrb- governor -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william king -lrb- february 9 , 1768june 17 , 1852 -rrb- was an american merchant , shipbuilder , army officer , and statesman from bath , maine . a proponent of statehood for maine , he became its first governor when it separated from massachusetts in 1820 .
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- caption is king circa 1806- order is 1st- successor is william d. williamson- party is democratic-republican party- death date is 17 june 1852- office is governor of maine- term end is may 28 , 1821- term start is march 15 , 1820- birth date is 9 february 1768- name is william king- image is governor william king in 1806.png- death place is bath , maine