Cyril E. King
Cyril Emanuel King (born April 7, 1921 in Saint Croix , US Virgin Islands , † January 2, 1978 in Charlotte Amalie , US Virgin Islands) was an American politician . In 1969 and between 1975 and 1978 he was Governor of the US Virgin Islands.
Career
During World War II , Cyril King served in the US Army . He then studied public administration at American University until 1951 . In 1949 he served on the staff of US Senator Hubert H. Humphrey . This made him the first African American ever to serve on the staff of a US Senator. In 1957 he was appointed by a committee of the state legislature of his home ( Organic Act Committee ) as their representative in the federal capital Washington, DC , in order to involve the Congress in a constitutional reform of the Virgin Islands. He later became Secretary of State in his area, which included the office of lieutenant governor .
In 1969, as acting governor, he bridged the time between the departure of Governor Ralph Moses Paiewonsky and his successor Melvin H. Evans . This period spanned the period between February 12 and July 1, 1969. In 1972 King was elected to the Senate of the Virgin Islands. Two years later he succeeded Melvin Evans as the new governor of the archipelago. He held this office between January 6, 1975 and his death on January 2, 1978. In 1984, Saint Thomas Airport was named after him. Since then it has been called Cyril E. King Airport .
Web links
- Cyril E. King in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | King, Cyril E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | King, Cyril Emanuel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Croix , US Virgin Islands |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd January 1978 |
| Place of death | Charlotte Amalie , US Virgin Islands |