Edward John King

Edward John King (July 1, 1867 – February 17, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

This article is about the U.S. Representative from Illinois. For the Governor of Massachusetts, see Edward J. King.
For other people named Edward King, see Edward King (disambiguation).
Edward John King
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1915 – February 17, 1929
Preceded byStephen A. Hoxworth
Succeeded byBurnett M. Chiperfield
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1907-1914
Personal details
Born(1867-07-01)July 1, 1867
Springfield, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 17, 1929(1929-02-17) (aged 61)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, King moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled in Galesburg, Knox County, in 1880. He attended the public schools, and Knox College at Galesburg, Illinois. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Galesburg, Illinois. City attorney in 1893 and 1894. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1907-1914.

King was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, until his death. On April 5, 1917, he, with 49 other Representatives, voted against declaring war on Germany. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Sixty-seventh through Sixty-ninth Congresses). Had been reelected to the Seventy-first Congress. He died in Washington, D.C., February 17, 1929.[1] He was interred in Hope Abbey Mausoleum, Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois.

See also

References
  1. "Edward J. King, Legislator of Illinois, Dies". The Rock Island Argus. Galesburg, Illinois. Associated Press. February 18, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Stephen A. Hoxworth		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 15th congressional district
March 4, 1915 - February 17, 1929		 Succeeded by
Burnett M. Chiperfield
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