Horatio Collins King
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Monday, April 13, 2026 (part of April 2026)
category: 
Military
clue: He won the Medal of Honor for his three years fighting in the Civil War, but he didn't win either of his campaigns for state office in New York, even with his father's Postmaster General connections. Who's the king?
explanation: King lost in the 1895 election for Secretary of State of New York and the 1912 election for New York State Comptroller. His father Horatio King set a record for the shortest tenure of Postmaster General in national history, inspiring a previous goo. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler
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