William H. King

William Henry King

William Henry King (born June 3, 1863 in Fillmore , Utah Territory , † November 27, 1949 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party .

Born before the state of Utah was founded in the Territory of Utah, King studied law at Brigham Young University in Provo and at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. From 1894 to 1896 he was an associate judge on the Utah Territory Supreme Court.

After he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1896 , his term in Washington began on March 4, 1897. Since he was not nominated again by his party, he resigned on March 3, 1899. BH Roberts was elected in his place, but Congress refused to exercise his mandate. The reason was that Roberts, like King Mormon , lived in polygamy . King returned to Congress as a replacement for Roberts on April 2, 1900, where he remained until March 3, 1901. He failed in re-election in 1900, and again two years later.

It was not until 1917 that he managed to get another mandate in Washington - this time for the Senate . There he succeeded the Republican George Sutherland , who had defeated him in 1900 in the battle for the seat in the House of Representatives. William Henry King was re-elected four times and left Congress on January 3, 1941. During the 76th session, he served as pro tempore President . After the end of his political career, he returned to Utah and died there in 1949.

King's son David was later also a member of the US House of Representatives.

Web links

• William H. King in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)