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King, Val —
of California.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, Verna S. —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000
(alternate), 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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King, Vernon F. —
of Michigan.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, Vernon J. —
of Florida.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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King, Vernon W. —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Lebanon, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, Victor —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, Victor —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
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King, Vincent C. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1863.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, Viola K. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, Virgie M. —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Alaska, 1984; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska, 1984,
1996;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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King, Virgil —
of Midland City, Dale
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
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King, W. E. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1912,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, W. F., Sr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, W. M. —
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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King, W. Marshall —
of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Democrat. Mayor
of Fredericksburg, Va., 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, W. N. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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King, W. S. —
of Ashtabula, Ashtabula
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
King, W. Stirling —
of Richmond,
Va.
Mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1948-50.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
King, W. W. —
of Pittsburg, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Mayor
of Pittsburg, Calif., 1952-53.
Still living as of 1953.
|
| |
King, Walter —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
15th District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
|
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King, Walter R. —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Mayor
of Willimantic, Conn., 1930-31.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, Walter W. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, 1921-24.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
King, Warren L. —
of Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Santa Paula, Calif., 1952-54.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
King, Washington —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1855-56.
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
|
| |
King, Wayne (born c.1981) —
of Kings Mountain, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born about 1981.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
King, Wilbur —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
King, Will B. —
of Garden Grove, Orange
County, Calif.
Candidate for mayor
of Garden Grove, Calif., 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| | King, Will
R. See William Rufus
King |
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King, Willa Mae —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1976.
Female.
Still living as of 1976.
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| |
King, Willard V. —
of Convent Station, Morris
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, William (1768-1852) —
of Maine.
Born February
9, 1768.
Governor
of Maine, 1820-21; defeated, 1835.
Died June 17,
1852 (age 84 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
|
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King, William —
of Niagara
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County, 1826.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
King, William —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
American candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
King, William A. —
of Nevada
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 21st District, 1869-71.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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King, William A. (b.
1855) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass., July 22,
1855.
Son of Patrick King and Mary King.
Republican. Lawyer; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1903-07; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham; elected 1918.
Congregationalist.
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
|
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King, William A. —
of Massachusetts.
Socialist. Painter;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1919; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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King, William A. —
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
|
| |
King, William B. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
King, William B. —
of Bluemont, Loudoun
County, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
King, William C. —
Republican. New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
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King, William E. (born
c.1891) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., about 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944,
1946, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, William H. —
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in SAINT Thomas, 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, William Henry
(1863-1949) —
also known as William H. King —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Fillmore, Millard
County, Utah, June 3,
1863.
Son of William King and Josephine King.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Utah
territorial legislature; member Utah
territorial council, 1891; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1894-96; U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1897-99, 1900-01; defeated,
1900, 1902; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1917-41; defeated, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1924,
1928.
Mormon.
Died November
27, 1949 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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King, William I. —
of Tionesta, Forest
County, Pa.
Republican. Chair of
Forest County Republican Party, 1953.
Still living as of 1953.
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King, William Rufus (b.
1864) —
also known as William R. King; Will R.
King —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Ontario, Malheur
County, Ore.
Born in Walla Walla
County, Wash., October
3, 1864.
Son of Davis Rufus King and Elizabeth (Estes) King.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Oregon
state senate, 1894-98; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1898; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1909-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1912-16.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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King, William Rufus de Vane
(1786-1853) —
also known as William R. King —
of Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April 7,
1786.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1807; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1811-16 (5th District
1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 5th District 1815-16); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1819-44, 1848-52; U.S. Minister to France, 1844-46; Vice
President of the United States, 1853; died in office 1853.
Member, Freemasons.
Took oath of office as Vice President in Havana, Cuba, where he had
gone for his health; died the next month, at his plantation near
Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala., April 18,
1853 (age 67 years, 11
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Dallas County, Ala.; reinterment at
Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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King, William Smith
(1828-1900) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
16, 1828.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1875-77.
Died February
24, 1900 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
|
| |
King, William Z. —
of Greenport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
King, Wilson —
U.S. Consul in Dublin, 1874; Birmingham, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
King, Winton H. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1956, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| |
King, Wylie —
of Hancock, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
King, Yelverton P.
(1794-1868) —
of Georgia.
Born in 1794.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1851-53.
Died in 1868
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
King, Ziba —
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1884;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Florida, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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