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David Sjodahl King
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963
Preceded byWilliam A. Dawson
Succeeded bySherman P. Lloyd
In office
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Preceded bySherman P. Lloyd
Succeeded bySherman P. Lloyd
United States Ambassador to Madagascar
In office
January 26, 1967 – August 16, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Preceded byC. Vaughan Ferguson, Jr.
Succeeded byAnthony D. Marshall
United States Ambassador to Mauritius
In office
July 29, 1968 – August 16, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Preceded byWilliam B. Hussey
Succeeded byWilliam D. Brewer
Personal details
Born(1917-06-20)June 20, 1917
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
DiedMay 5, 2009(2009-05-05) (aged 91)
Kensington, Maryland, United States
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRosalie King
Children8, including Jody
EducationUniversity of Utah
Georgetown University Law School
OccupationLawyer

David Sjodahl King (June 20, 1917 – May 5, 2009) was a representative from Utah. He served three terms between 1959 and 1967.

He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

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King was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1917. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1937. From 1937 to 1939, he served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Great Britain.[1] After his mission, King attended and graduated from Georgetown University Law School. After serving as a clerk for Justice Howard M. Stephens of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1943, King returned to Utah.

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In Utah, King served as counsel to the Utah Tax Commission from 1944 to 1946. He also was involved in private practice from 1945. From 1946 to 1958, he taught commercial law at Intermountain Business College. From 1948 to 1958, King was the second assistant to Elbert R. Curtis, who was the ninth General Superintendent of the church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.

King was elected as a Democrat to the 86th and 87th United States Congresses between January 3, 1959 and January 3, 1963. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1962, choosing instead to run for a seat in the United States Senate. His senatorial campaign was unsuccessful. King was elected to the 89th Congress in 1964, but was defeated in his bid for reelection in 1966. He was appointed United States Ambassador to Madagascar and to Mauritius in January 1967 and in May 1968, respectively, serving in those two positions concurrently until August 1969.

During the 1970s and 1980s, King practiced law in Washington, D.C., and served as an alternate director at the World Bank. He retired in 1986 to devote his time to serving the LDS Church.

LDS Church service in retirement

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From July 1986 to June 1989, he served as president of the church's Haiti Port-au-Prince Mission. King served from September 1990 to 1993 as the president of the Washington D.C. TempleinKensington, Maryland.[2][3] In November 1994, he was called to serve as a patriarch for the Washington D.C. Stake and the District of Columbia District.[4]

Family life

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King was a resident of Kensington, Maryland where he lived with his wife of 61 years, Rosalie King. They were the parents of eight children, including Josephine "Jody" Olsen who became Director of the Peace Corps in 2018. His father, William H. King, was a Senator from Utah. He was preceded in death by his sons David King, Jr., and Elliott West King. David King died on May 5, 2009.[5][6]

Genealogy

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King was a direct patrilineal descendant of Edmund Rice, an English immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows:[7]

  • David Sjodahl King, son of
  • William Henry King, (1863 – 1949), son of
  • William King (1834 – 1892), son of
  • Thomas Rice King (1813 – 1879),[8] son of
  • Thomas King (1770 – 1845), son of
  • William King (1724 – 1793), son of
  • Ezra Rice King (1697 – 1746), son of
  • Samuel Rice King (1667 – 1713), son of
  • Samuel Rice (1634 – 1684), son of

Published works

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See also

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References

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  • ^ "New temple presidents", Church News, June 12, 1993
  • ^ "President David Sjodahl King", Haiti Port-au-Prince Mission Alumni, retrieved 12 Oct 2012
  • ^ "David S. King obituary". Washington Post. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 9 Aug 2009.
  • ^ "David King, prominent Demo from Utah dies". Deseret News 9 May 2009. Retrieved 9 Aug 2009.
  • ^ Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2007. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations.
  • ^ "Thomas Rice King". Early Latter Day Saints; Mormon Trail Database. Retrieved 21 Sep 2010.
  • Further reading

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    [edit]
    Party political offices
    Preceded by

    Alonzo F. Hopkin

    Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Utah
    (Class 3)

    1962
    Succeeded by

    Milton N. Weilenmann

    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    William A. Dawson

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Utah's 2nd congressional district

    1959-1963
    Succeeded by

    Sherman P. Lloyd

    Preceded by

    Sherman P. Lloyd

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Utah's 2nd congressional district

    1965-1967
    Succeeded by

    Sherman P. Lloyd

    Diplomatic posts
    Preceded by

    C. Vaughan Ferguson, Jr.

    United States Ambassador to Madagascar
    1967–1969
    Succeeded by

    Anthony D. Marshall

    Preceded by

    William B. Hussey

    United States Ambassador to Mauritius
    1968–1969
    Succeeded by

    William D. Brewer


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