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John Edward King

1821 – 1881

American judge

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About John Edward King

Lived 1821 – 1881 (aged 59–60).

John Edward King (1821 – December 6, 1881) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for one day, January 9, 1877.

King was a member of Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1852, Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1852, and a state district judge in Opelousas, Louisiana, in 1870. The seat was later filled by Governor Francis T. Nicholls, who appointed William B. Giles Egan.

King died in Opelousas.

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1821
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Died
1881

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Who was John Edward King?

American judge (1821–1881)

When was John Edward King born?

John Edward King was born in 1821.

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John Edward King died in 1881.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Edward King

· Wikidata: Q104523564

· DBpedia: John Edward King (Louisiana judge)

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