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Show 1 subsequent elections although Utah generally gen-erally voted Republican. William H. King had a distinguished career in the United States senate and an honorable record of service to his party and hia state. It is fitting that the people of Utah should pay tribute to an outstanding citizen at the conclusion of a notable career in public life. : End of Distinguished ; :: Career in Public Life j ; ' WUliam H. King, on of Utah's out- ; standing statesmen and politician, died Sunday at th age of 86. H served la . tha United States senate for 24 year, ' and because of his long aerviee held a 1 : key role in that body at tha time of hia I defeat for reelection by Abe Murdoch rT-riwo: I Senator King waa one of the founders ! of th Democratic party organization in Utah, back in territorial day. He waa ' a staunch Democrat, but he refused to go along completely with the Roosevelt . philosophy, for which hia defeat in 1M0 ; in the Democratic primary ia generally blamed. ' ' Tha senator was active politically ia : Utah for 55 years. Hia first public v office wa county clerk of Millard county, t where h wa born. He wa later elected ; county seor and county attorney, representative in the territorial legida-1 legida-1 ture. Judge and representative in con-' con-' greaa. A, long ambition to be a United '. - States senator culminated with hia ' lection in 1916. Hia popularity wa ; ; Buck that h was redacted in tw |