William H. King

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William Henry King
United States Senator from Utah
In office March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1941
Preceded by	George Sutherland
Succeeded by	Abe Murdock
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office November 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941
Preceded by	Key Pittman
Succeeded by	Pat Harrison
Born	June 3, 1863 Fillmore, Utah
Died	November 27, 1949 (aged 86) Salt Lake City, Utah
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Mormon

William Henry King (June 3, 1863 – November 27, 1949) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Salt Lake City, Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1917 until 1941. He was a Democrat and has the interesting distinction of twice succeeding people who had earlier succeeded him (although in one case, B. H. Roberts was never actually seated.)

King was born in Fillmore, Utah Territory in 1863. He went to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and the University of Utah at Salt Lake City. He was the associate justice of the Utah Supreme Court between 1894 and 1896. He was elected to the 55th Congress and served between March 4, 1897 and March 3, 1899. He was not renominated in 1898. But he was elected again to fill the unseating of Brigham H. Roberts and served between April 2, 1900 and March 3, 1901. He ran for reelection in 1900 and again in 1902, but lost both times.

Years later, he was elected four times to the Senate and served between March 4, 1917 and January 3, 1941. He served as the President pro tempore of the Senate during the Seventy-sixth Congress.

He returned to Utah and died there in 1949. His son, David S. King, also served in Congress.

[edit] External links

• William H. King at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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