He was the third vice president to die in office. King was the only vice president of the United States from the state of Alabama, and held the highest political office of any Alabamian in American history. With the exceptions of John Tyler and Andrew Johnson-both of whom succeeded to the presidency-he is the shortest-serving vice president of the United States. King died of tuberculosis after 45 days in office. He is the only United States executive official to take the oath of office on foreign soil he was inaugurated in Cuba, due to his poor health.
He also served as minister to France during the reign of King Louis Philippe I.Ī Democrat, he was a Unionist and his contemporaries considered him to be a moderate on the issues of sectionalism, slavery, and westward expansion, which contributed to the American Civil War. representative from North Carolina and a senator from Alabama. He was the 13th vice president of the United States for six weeks in 1853 before his death. William Rufus DeVane King (Ap– April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill President pro tempore of the United States Senate
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