About Willard L. King
Lived 1893 – 1981 (aged 87). Willard L. King was a legal historian, lawyer and historian.
Willard Leroy King (1893 – 1981) was an American lawyer and historian known for his scholarly work on Abraham Lincoln. He was the author of two biographical books: one about Melville Fuller and one about David Davis. A graduate of the University of Chicago, King was a senior partner at the law firm King, Robin, Gale & Pillinger. At the time of his death, King was writing a book to be titled Lincoln the Lawyer.
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Who was Willard L. King?
American lawyer and historian
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Willard L. King was born on 9 December 1893.
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Willard L. King died on 5 March 1981.
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Willard L. King was a legal historian, lawyer and historian.
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