The Resume

(March 24, 1755-April 29, 1827)
Born in Scarborough, Massachusetts
Delegate to the 2nd Continental Congress
Signed the United States Constitution (1787)
United States Senator from New York (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1825)
Minister to the United Kingdom (1796-1803, 1825-26)

Why he might be annoying:

He is sometimes confused with Franklin Pierce's vice president (William Rufus King).
He lost twice as the Federalist Party nominee for vice president.
He ran unsuccessfully for president, again as a Federalist (1816).
He has the distinction of being the last Federalist senator (and presidential nominee), due to a split in the New York Democratic-Republican Party.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was an avowed anti-Slavery advocate.
He was one of the first Senators from New York.
He volunteered for the militia in the American Revolutionary War after studying law at Harvard.
He helped frame the federal Constitution and effect its ratification.
He was a political ally of Alexander Hamilton and supported his fiscal proposals (such as the First Bank of the United States).
He accepted John Quincy Adams's appointment to serve second term as ambassador to Britain, but ill health forced him to retire from public life.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Attorney
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 17]
• Chess Names
• I am a New Englander
• I Attended Harvard
• Just a Dollar Short [People who Just Missed]
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Losing Vice Presidential Nominees (Ranked: 1804)
• Losing Vice Presidential Nominees (Ranked: 1808)
• Profiles 47501-47750 (Ranked: 47691)
• Served in the American Revolution [1775-89]
• Signers of the Constitution
• U.S. Senators

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying