Alabama History, part 1

I don't want to be a bore, trying to educate readers of theoceancalled, but there are no naked Jesus/George Bush stories, so here it goes.
William Rufus deVane King is the only Alabamian who has served as vice-president of the United States. William was actually born in North Carolina, and served in Congress as an North Carolinian, but moved to Alabama to start a plantation near Selma. So, he's not actually an Alabamian, but we take credit for him. We have a habit of doing that. If you pass through the state on your way to fame, we will claim you.
Anyway after moving to Alabama, Rufus was elected to the US Senate, and served for nearly 30 years in the Senate, including several years as Senate President pro tempore (Rufus may have actually served with current president pro tempore Robert Byrd). In 1852, William was elected to the vice-presidency on the Democratic ticket with Franklin Pierce. William was in Cuba recuperating for "health reasons" and actually took the oath of office on foreign soil. He served as vice-president for only 45 days before dying of tuberculosis.
Now for the interesting part. Mr. King was a bachelor. He lived with future president James Buchanan for 15 years. Andrew Jackson, referred to Mr. King as "Aunt Fancy" or "Miss Nancy", due to his "relationship" with Buchanan. Buchanan and King's family destroyed some of their correspondence, which is pretty damning evidence in my book. I imagine they would have been like the Seinfeld episode where Susan reads the letter written to her father from John Cheever, "..i fear my orgasm has left me a cripple.". See history isn't so bad!