The William Rufus King Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR) was established in January 1943, by the combining of the Cola Barr Craig Chapter, NSDAR, organized April 19, 1930, and the Cherokee Chapter, NSDAR, organized June 5, 1907.
The chapter was named after William Rufus King, 1786-1853, who was a United States Senator from Alabama, in the years, 1819-1844, and 1848-1853. On March 16, 1819, King was one of two men who purchased some land in the Alabama Territory on the Alabama River. They formed a land company, laid out a town, and named the town Selma. From 1844 through November 1846, King served as the Minister Plenipotentiary of France. On his return to the U.S., he brought many items back with him, among them were pictures, busts, furniture, china, dueling pistols, ivory fans, a complete set of silver, and numerous other articles. Many of these have been on display by families in and around Selma with much of his china on display at Sturdivant Hall. Two rooms at the Archives in Montgomery, Alabama have items of his collections on display. William Rufus King was elected Vice President of the United States in 1852 at the same time Franklin Pierce was elected President. However, King died on April 18, 1853, without completing his term. The William Rufus King Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, is located in Selma, Alabama.
William Rufus King Chapter, Officers 2021-2024
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Last updated: April 14, 2024
Last updated: April 14, 2024