George Rogers King

George Rogers King (1807–March 21, 1871) was a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from March 19, 1846 to March 1, 1850.[1][2]

Born in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana,[3] his father was state court judge George King.[1] King graduated from the University of Virginia,[1][3] and served successively in Louisiana State Legislature from 1820 to 1821,[1][3] then as a district attorney,[3] then as a district judge of the Louisiana Fifth Judicial District Court from 1841-1846,[1] and finally as an Associate Justice of the state supreme court.[3] He was again elected to the state legislature in 1850,[1] and also established a law practice in Opelousas, in his native parish.[1]

King died in Opelousas in his early 60s.[3][1]

References
  1. "George Rogers King". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. 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. 117.
Political offices
Preceded by
Alonzo Morphy		 Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
1846–1850		 Succeeded by
Isaac T. Preston


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