John Edward King (1821 – December 6, 1881) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for one day, January 9, 1877.[1][2]
John Edward King | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| In office January 9, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | William Gillespie Wyly |
| Succeeded by | William B. Giles Egan |
| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Warren Moïse |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Warren Moïse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1821 Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1881 (aged 59–60) Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
King was a member of Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1852, Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1852, and a state district judge in Opelousas, Louisiana, in 1870.[1] He was appointed to the state supreme court by Governor Stephen B. Packard to succeed Judge William Gillespie Wyly; the court was turned out of office by the Democrats on the same day that it convened.[3] The seat was later filled by Governor Francis T. Nicholls, who appointed William B. Giles Egan.[4]
King died in Opelousas.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "John Edward King". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 121.
- ^ "Death of Judge Egan", Bossier Banner-Progress (December 5, 1878), p. 2.
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