About William King McAlister Jr.
Lived 1850 – 1923 (aged 72). William King McAlister Jr. was a lawyer and judge.
William King McAlister Jr. (July 4, 1850 – May 16, 1923) was an associate justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1893 to 1910. He was appointed by Tennessee governor Peter Turney on April 1, 1893 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Horace H. Lurton. He was elected in 1894 and 1902, serving until 1910.
McAlister was born in Nashville, and attended Bethany College in West Virginia, enrolling at the age of 15.
McAlister served as city attorney of Nashville from 1875 to 1883. He was circuit judge of Seventh Circuit from 1886 to 1893. After leaving the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1910, he taught law at Vanderbilt University from 1910 until his death in Nashville.
His son Hill McAlister went on to become governor of Tennessee.
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American judge (1850–1923)
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William King McAlister Jr. was born on 4 July 1850 in Nashville.
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William King McAlister Jr. died on 16 May 1923 in Nashville.
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William King McAlister Jr. was a lawyer and judge.
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