The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-05-12
Judge John E. King.

being absent. we can not learn the full
particulars of it.
He was the son of Judge Valentine
King, and his mother was a daughter O
cold" Judge George King-so called t.
distinguish him from his son Judge Geo
r. King. His father and mother, being
of the same family name, were proba
bly, distantly related. From "a paper in
one Of the lower parishes, announcing
his mothers death few years ago, We
take the following:
1t is with emotions of pain that we
announce to our readers the death of
Mrs. Nancy King the aged widow OF
the late Judge Valentine King of Ope-
lonsas, La. Mrs. King departed this
life in this Village at the residence OF
her Son-inha1}w Harvey III. Goodwin,
:. Oh Thursday last at 5 o'clock P. NJ, after
y brief and painful illness. She was
born i'll New Orleans on the gath day of
June, 1898, and throughout La, was
most respectfully connected. She WAS
the daughter of Judge King, who Pfc
sided over the Parish Court OF St. Ian
dry (when it was an honor to be Parish
Judge,) for thirty years. The sister OF
Tile J1Dus OtNIRC H. AEuS IDTHiStll OI
the Supreme Bench of Louisiana and
the mother of Judge John Z. King of
OpeIousas and DR.. V. 0. King of New
Orleans. From early childhood, chris
tian OF the strictest piety, a charitable
woman beloved and respected by every
one with whom she came in contact. In
the death of Mrs. King, Louisiana has
lost one of it's most amiable, brilliant
and distinguished daughters.
Mrs. King was devoted, and exem-
plary member Of DR.. Palmers church in
New Orleans, and her learned and pious
paster will preach Der funeral sermon
on Saturday the 2-d instant at the
residence of Harvey H. Goodwin, Esq,
in this Village.
Judge John E. King was sent to
school at the North preparatory to en-
tering college at Cambridge, but his
fathers death prevented the carrying
out of this design, and he subsequently
entered Centenary College in this State,
where he graduated with distinction.
He began the practice of faw soon after
graduation, and has followed that pro-
fession during life. In 1852, we believe,
he was Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, and the youngest man that
has ever held that position. From the
Baton Rouge correspondence of the
New Orleans Crescent, dated April 18th,
1853, the Legislature being in session,
we extract the following in regard to
party nominations for Congress:
If the district remains as itnow stands |
any democratic candiNee--te will, in all
probability, have to contend against |
John E. King, as it is the general wish /
of the party that he should be the cam
didate. 1t he consents to run, he@Will |
be elected. The wings have no stronger
champion in this part of the country.
He is honest in all of his 0pinions-he
is industrious, clear sighted and dillgent
courteous in his manners, and has con-
Quoted himself in such manner as to
give him more personal influence than
any member of the House. His views
of State and National politics are all
sound, and he advocates them with
warmth, and Oftentimes elequence,
which has made him the most popular
orator OF the Assembly. With merits
such as these-knoWn as they are to
every person in the district-should he
be candidate. he will be a terribly
nafd man 10 DeaG.
And also from the editorial columns
of the same paper, the fgloWing:
Next comes the plausible, pleasant
member from st. Landry-Mr. King;
the most accomplished politician in the
at all times to meet gen.
tlemen upon an honorable question
ready with one of his eloquent speeches,
which, for beauty OF language and sound
logical reasoning,eI have never heard
excelled. It affords a great pleasure to
hear him speak-With SO much ease,
so much GRACE is the delivery; and when
be takes hold of subject, il will receive
i fair investigation, every point being ,
house last term, position which he
illed with honor. He ii the leader of
the wings.
And from communication in some
paper, just after the adjournment of !
said session of the Legislature this
notice:
/ have known John E. King, the Whig !
candidate for Auditor, long anR lntl- /
nately. He is native Of this State, a
Of liberal education, having
graduated at Centenary College. For
many years he has been distinguished
member of the bar of 0pelousas, and
low occupies the first rank i'm his pro- 1
'essiOn. He was speaker in the House !.
If Representatives, the duties of which,
le discharged with ability and impair !
iaIity, and to the satisfaction of all s
parties. In him the people would have !
sure guarantee that no account would
,e allowed unless expressly authorized 6
,y laW-that the public monev would Z
De appropriated TO these objects which /
ge contemplated by the Legislature, !
Ind the credit ofDthe State would be
Before the war Judge King was al
ways whig and Constitutional Union
nan-we believe he is in principle such |
till. From the beginning of the war |
o recent period, be has been politically,
n onr opinion, somewhat like a fish
pu1 of water.s Violent political radical
srn, in any party, never suited him.
After the war he was elected toaCon ! !
,ress, but failed to be seated owing to :.
ne reconstruction measures. On nJudge
oOrter's death in ss70, he was appointed !
Judge of this District, which position
Ie held till the close of 1872. Last {
December when GOV. Kellogg appointed
i'm on the Supreme bench. the New :
,rIeans Times of Dec. esd. made the :
ollowing mention:
The Hon. John e. King, of st. Landry,
as been commissioned hA Gov. Kellogg
8 an Associate Justice of the Supreme q
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