David S. King

David Sjodahl King ( born June 20, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah; † 5 May, 2009 Washington DC ) was an American politician. Between 1959 and 1963, and 1965-1967, he was the second electoral district of the state of Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and career

King David was a son of William H. King, who represented 1917-1941 the state of Utah in the U.S. Senate. The family was established since the 17th century in North America. David King attended the public schools in Washington; then he studied until 1937 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Between 1937 and 1939 he worked for his Mormon church missionary in England. After his return to the United States, King studied at the Faculty of Law, Georgetown University law. Following his 1942 was admitted to the bar, he worked for federal judge Howard M. Stephens. In 1943 he returned to Salt Lake City. Between 1944 and 1946 he was an advisor to the Tax Commission of Utah. He also worked as a lawyer in Salt Lake City. Between 1946 and 1958 he also held lectures on legal Henager Business College.

Political career

King was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1958, he was elected as its candidate in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he replaced William A. Dawson on January 3, 1959. After a re-election in 1960 he was able to implement his mandate in Congress until January 3, 1963. In 1962, he did not stand for re-election; Instead, he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. His deputy seat went on 3 January 1963, the Republicans Sherman P. Lloyd. In the congressional elections of 1964, King David made ​​the re-entry into the Congress. So that he could spend between January 1965 and January 3, 1967 3 another term in Parliament in Washington. But in 1966 he was defeated Sherman Lloyd, who was thus able, in turn, return to the Congress.

Further CV

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives David King was appointed American ambassador to Madagascar and Mauritius. In Madagascar, he was already in office since January 1967 and in Mauritius began his tenure in May 1968. He then exercised both items at the same time until August 1969. Between 1979 and 1981, King was one of the Directors of the World Bank. In his final years, King increasingly committed himself again to his Church. From 1986 to 1989 he headed the mission in Haiti; then he led the congregation in Washington, which was located in Maryland in neighboring Kensington.