William R. King (judge)
| William Rufus King | |
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King circa 1910
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| 37th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
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In office 1909–1911 |
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| Preceded by | new position |
| Succeeded by | Henry J. Bean |
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| Born | October 3, 1864 Walla Walla, Washington |
| Died | June 2, 1934 (aged 69) Washington, DC |
| Spouse(s) | L. Myrtle King |
William R. King (October 3, 1864 – June 2, 1934) was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 37th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. A native of Washington, he also served in Oregon’s legislature and promoted the initiative and referendum legislation system.
William King was born near Walla Walla, Washington on October 3, 1864, to David Rufus King and Elizabeth King (née Estes). Ten years later in 1874 William and his parents moved to Malheur County, Oregon, where he received his basic education. King then attended Oregon Agricultural College from 1882 until 1885 before moving on to Indiana's Central Normal College in Danville to study law.
In Danville, he married L. Myrtle King on December 6, 1892. King studied there from 1889 to 1891 and earn an LL.B. degree from the school and passed the Indiana bar in July 1891. After graduation he returned to Oregon and was admitted to the bar in January 1893. King practiced law in the Eastern Oregon communities of Ontario, Vale, and Baker.
In 1892, King was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives as a Democrat representing Malheur County. He was then elected in 1894 to the state senate as a Democrat Populist. While in the legislature he was a proponent of the initiative and referendum that Oregon would later adopt. In 1898, he ran for Governor of Oregon and lost to T. T. Geer in the general election.
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