David S. King

David Sjodahl King (born June 20, 1917 in Salt Lake City , Utah , † May 5, 2009 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician and diplomat . Between 1959 and 1963 and between 1965 and 1967 he represented the second constituency of the state of Utah in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and advancement

David King was a son of William H. King , who represented the state of Utah in the US Senate between 1917 and 1941 . The family had been based in North America since the 17th century. David King attended public schools in Washington; then he studied until 1937 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Between 1937 and 1939 he was a missionary in England for his Mormon Church . Upon his return to the United States, King studied law at Georgetown University . Following his admission to the bar in 1942, he worked for federal judge Howard M. Stephens. In 1943 he returned to Salt Lake City. Between 1944 and 1946 he was an advisor to the Utah Tax Commission. He also worked as a lawyer in Salt Lake City. Between 1946 and 1958 he also lectured in law at Henager Business College .

Political career

King was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1958 he was elected as their candidate in the US House of Representatives, where he replaced William A. Dawson on January 3, 1959 . After a re-election in 1960, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until January 3, 1963. In 1962 he did not stand for re-election; instead, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate. His seat in parliament went to Republican Sherman P. Lloyd on January 3, 1963 . In the 1964 congressional elections, David King made it back into Congress. This enabled him to spend another term in Parliament in Washington between January 3, 1965 and January 3, 1967. In 1966 he was defeated by Sherman Lloyd, who in turn was able to return to Congress.

Another résumé

After his tenure in the House of Representatives, David King was appointed United States Ambassador to Madagascar and Mauritius . In Madagascar he had been in office since January 1967 and in Mauritius his term of office began in May 1968. He then held both posts at the same time until August 1969. Between 1979 and 1981, King was a director of the World Bank . In his final years, King returned to his church. From 1986 to 1989 he led their mission to Haiti ; then he led the church in Washington, whose seat was in neighboring Kensington , Maryland.

Web links

• David S. King in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• David S. King in the database of Find a Grave (English)