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Show Successful Men of Utah i:l;l1iM.L'il i'miv;ijiii iii t,',;1'-!: .:iiMii'!,:ij -i.:,,!,: i;! i; i ; iiiii'.invii; ;;i;i!' n.n; i; ii,:::ii: ivj,1.!:, T.;.l;ll.i.ii-:i.iiili.i,,:,i'il'ii;;i,,ii;?i hBImbB'HbIk aB"' 1 .!'-;',iirll. '.i.'.Mllll..:,;!!!':!!!!!!111!!!, irlMII ll!'ll,r:llilV::'.i::i!i:ml:lJ:li:llll!lllllllll!i.!lMTiliJJll ," l',,lliV,l,;l .'ll.'.'.ll i: 'JT..1,1;1: 'iW Photo by If list, Monroe Studio . f UDGE WILLIAM H. KING, who during the past week announced his candidacy for the Dem-- I ocratic nomination for United States senator, is a "native son." He was born in Fillmore, M A Millard county, on June 3, 18G3, the son of William H. and Josephine Henry King. His early - education was received in the common schools of Millard county and later in Brigham Young academy. He then entered the University of Utah and later attended the law school of the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated in 1888. Following his admission to practice before the supremo court of Michigan in that year he came to Utah and was admitted to practice here. A year later he was admitted to the bar of the United States supreme court. Immediately after ho began the practice of law at Provo he became interested in politics and in 1889 was chosen a member of the state legislature, being elected the president of the council, which conformed to the state senate of the present days. In 1894 he was appointed associate justice of the supremo court of Utah by President Grover Cleveland and soon thereafter moved to Salt Lake with his family. Two years later he was elected to congress and was re-elected to succeed B. H. Roberts. In 1898 he was a candidate before the state legislature for the United States senate, but was defeated. At various times Judge King has been a law partner with S. R. Thurman, Senator George Sutherland, Suther-land, John W. Burton, D. D. Houtz, the late Senator Arthur Brown and the late Judge H. P. Henderson. (Continued on page 5.) JUDGE WILLIAM H. KING (Continued from page 1) His present law firm is King, Nibley and Farns-worth. Farns-worth. Judge King has for thirty years taken an active part in Democratic politics in the state and has on several occasions been a delegate to the national conventions of his party. He is widely known throughout the state and his ability as a talker has made him much in demand. He is a member of the Utah Bar association and of the Alta, Commercial and Country clubs, taking an active part in the affairs of each organization. organi-zation. Judge King has been married twice. His first wife, Mrs. Annie Lyman King, was the daughter of President Francis M. Lyman. They were married mar-ried on April 17, 1879, and Mrs. King died in Kansas City some years ago. Judge King married mar-ried Miss Vera SJodahl of this city in 1912. He is the father of four children, Mrs. Clarence Mil-ner, Mil-ner, Miss Adrienne King, Paul B. King and Kath-lyn Kath-lyn King. The family home is at 671 East South Temple street. |
