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To: Publius; 21twelve

Likely named after Rufus King, signer of the Constitution, VP Candidate of the Federalist party against both Jefferson and Madison’s tickets, last Presidential candidate of the Federalist Party.


16 posted on 02/21/2011 8:14:43 PM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla ('“Our own government has become our enemy' - Sheriff Paul Babeu)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
No, King County was named after William Rufus DeVane King of Alabama.

William Rufus Devane King was named after Rufus King.

17 posted on 02/21/2011 8:17:29 PM PST by Publius
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