William H. King

William Henry King ( born June 3, 1863 in Fillmore, Utah, † November 27, 1949 in Salt Lake City ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party.

Born before the establishment of the State of Utah in the Utah Territory King studied law at Brigham Young University in Provo and at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. From 1894 to 1896 he was Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah.

After he was in 1896 elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, his term began in Washington on March 4, 1897. Since he was not re-nominated by his party, he resigned on 3 March in 1899 again. In its place, BH Roberts was elected, but the Congress refused to discharge their mandate. Reason was that Roberts, like King Mormon, lived in polygamy. So King returned as a replacement for Roberts already on 2 April 1900 in the Congress back, where he remained until March 3, 1901. In the re-election in 1900, he failed two years later again.

It was not until 1917 he managed to obtain a mandate in Washington again - this time for the Senate. He succeeds Republican George Sutherland, who had defeated him in 1900 in the fight for the seat in the House of Representatives. William Henry King was re-elected four times and left the Congress on January 3, 1941. During the 76th session, he served as president pro tempore. After the end of his political career, he returned to Utah, and died there in 1949.

Kings son David was also later a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.