The House of Representatives did not specify his offense, but decided it was constitutionally unable to punish him for actions that took place before he entered Congress.

[2] In 1846, he moved to Otsego County, New York, and worked as a solicitor for mutual insurance companies.

[2] Later, he helped create the Minneapolis Tribune, and became a major stockholder in the Pioneer Press in neighboring Saint Paul.

[5] He refused to obey a subpoena issued by a committee to investigate the proceedings of a subsidy for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

[citation needed] Around 1870, he helped execute a contract to build the first section of the Northern Pacific Railway.

[3][6][7] The estate was named Lyndale Farm, named after his father,[4] and reached south from 34th Street to Lake Harriet, allowing ample room to gather choice breeds of cattle for breeding purposes.

King's land, originally located in Richfield, was annexed to Minneapolis in 1867 by the state legislature.

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