Horatio King

United States Postmaster General (1811-1897)

† 1897-05-20 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 7 language Wikipedias

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Horatio King was born on June 21, 1811 in Paris and died on May 20, 1897 in Washington, D.C., aged 85. Recorded occupations: politician and writer. Country of citizenship: United States.

At a glance

Born: June 21, 1811 · Paris
Died: May 20, 1897 · Washington, D.C.
Age at death: 85
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: politician, writer
Wikipedia editions: 7 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Horatio King's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain, with the file credited to Horatio King. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Deceased 1897: low publicity-rights risk.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q375114 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Horatio King on Wikipedia.

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