George Rogers King Explained

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 to 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Rogers King. Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190609030229/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/King_George.aspx. May 15, 2020. 2019-06-09.
  2. Web site: Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present. Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices.aspx. May 16, 2020. 2019-06-08.
  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.