W. W. King: Difference between revisions

From Cvillepedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
mNo edit summary
mNo edit summary
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''W. W. KING''' was an early twentieth century businessman and prominent community member.
'''Walter William King''' (1869-1928) was an early twentieth century businessman and prominent community member. He was president of the [[King Lumber Company]] which he founded in [[1899]].  


{{bio-stub}}
{{bio-stub}}
[[Image:W. W. King.JPG|right|thumb|300px|W.W. King c. 1916 (aged 58-59)]]
[[File:W. W. King.JPG|right|thumb|W. W. King, c. 1916 (aged 47-48)]]
[[File:2022-King Lumber Company Warehouse.jpg|right|thumb|Google Earth image showing exterior of King Lumber Company Warehouse on Preston Ave. (Google Earth, Aug. 2022)]]


[[Walter William King]] (1869-1928) was president of the [[King Lumber Company]] which he founded in 1899.
On [[June 13]], [[1922]], King ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for one of the three seats available for Charlottesville City Commissioner in the [[1922 election]]. His campaign slogan: ''“A BUSINESS MAN FOR A BUSINESS PLACE”''.  King placed fourth in a seven-way race.  
 
King ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for one of the three seats available for Charlottesville City Commissioner in the June 13, [[1922 election]]. His campaign slogan: “A BUSINESS MAN FOR A BUSINESS PLACE”.  King placed fourth in a seven-way race.  


King was Republican in politics and a strong fraternalist; holding membership in a number of orders, such as the Masons, Elks, Eagles, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows Odd Fellows], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_the_Maccabees Maccabees].
King was Republican in politics and a strong fraternalist; holding membership in a number of orders, such as the Masons, Elks, Eagles, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows Odd Fellows], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_the_Maccabees Maccabees].


King was born at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildwood,_Fluvanna_County,_Virginia Wildwood, Virginia], on August 6, 1869, son of James Franklin and Willie (McLane) King. His father was a farmer. After attended country schools in Fluvanna county for seven years, King began his working life as a carpenter. He was married at Charlottesville, Virginia, on June 10, 1891, to Lethea Morris (born August 21,1869, in Fluvanna County, Virginia, daughter of Frank and Lillian Morris). As of 1909, they had three children: Claude Corbett King, a student at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-Hulman_Institute_of_Technology Rose Polytechnic Institute]; Harry Hansford King, a student at the [http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/CarnegieTech.html Carnegie Institute of Technology]; and Gladys Golden King, a student in the Charlottesville High School.
King was born at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildwood,_Fluvanna_County,_Virginia Wildwood, Virginia], on [[August 6]], [[1869]], son of James Franklin and Willie (McLane) King. His father was a farmer. After attended country schools in Fluvanna county for seven years, King began his working life as a carpenter. He was married at Charlottesville, Virginia, on June 10, 1891, to Lethea Morris (born August 21,1869, in Fluvanna County, Virginia, daughter of Frank and Lillian Morris). As of 1909, they had three children: Claude Corbett King, a student at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-Hulman_Institute_of_Technology Rose Polytechnic Institute]; Harry Hansford King, a student at the [http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/CarnegieTech.html Carnegie Institute of Technology]; and Gladys Golden King, a student in the Charlottesville High School.  
 
King is buried in [http://www.riverviewcemeteryva.com/ Riverview Cemetery], Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia.


King died at his home on Preston Avenue <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Walter W. King Found Dead __ Bath Room|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2633810|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=September 12, 1928|publishdate= September 12, 1928|accessdate=March 18, 2022, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm}}</ref> and is buried in [[Riverview Cemetery]].


{{Web |title=Makers of America: Biographies of Leading Men of Thought and Action, Vol. II, Page 97, B.F. Johnson, Inc.,1916; City of Washington, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016, retrieved March 4, 2018. url=https://archive.org/details/makersofamericab02unse}}
{{Web |title=Makers of America: Biographies of Leading Men of Thought and Action, Vol. II, Page 97, B.F. Johnson, Inc.,1916; City of Washington, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016, retrieved March 4, 2018. url=https://archive.org/details/makersofamericab02unse}}
Line 19: Line 17:
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
<!--
https://archive.org/stream/makersofamericab01wash/makersofamericab01wash_djvu.txt
https://archive.org/details/makersofamericab02unse/page/n5/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/makersofamericab3_00wash2/page/n7/mode/2up
-->


==External Links==
==External Links==


{{DEFAULTSORT:KING, W. W.}} <!-- please replace with person's last and first name for sorting -->
{{DEFAULTSORT:KING, Walter William}}  
[[Category:1869 births]]
[[Category:1928 deaths]]
[[Category:1928 deaths]]
[[Category:Death by suicide]]
[[Category: Burials at Riverview Cemetery]]

Latest revision as of 18:55, 13 October 2022

Walter William King (1869-1928) was an early twentieth century businessman and prominent community member. He was president of the King Lumber Company which he founded in 1899.


People.jpg This biographical article is a stub. You can help cvillepedia by expanding it.
W. W. King, c. 1916 (aged 47-48)
Google Earth image showing exterior of King Lumber Company Warehouse on Preston Ave. (Google Earth, Aug. 2022)

On June 13, 1922, King ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for one of the three seats available for Charlottesville City Commissioner in the 1922 election. His campaign slogan: “A BUSINESS MAN FOR A BUSINESS PLACE”. King placed fourth in a seven-way race.

King was Republican in politics and a strong fraternalist; holding membership in a number of orders, such as the Masons, Elks, Eagles, Odd Fellows, and Maccabees.

King was born at Wildwood, Virginia, on August 6, 1869, son of James Franklin and Willie (McLane) King. His father was a farmer. After attended country schools in Fluvanna county for seven years, King began his working life as a carpenter. He was married at Charlottesville, Virginia, on June 10, 1891, to Lethea Morris (born August 21,1869, in Fluvanna County, Virginia, daughter of Frank and Lillian Morris). As of 1909, they had three children: Claude Corbett King, a student at the Rose Polytechnic Institute; Harry Hansford King, a student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology; and Gladys Golden King, a student in the Charlottesville High School.

King died at his home on Preston Avenue [1] and is buried in Riverview Cemetery.

Template:Web

References

  1. Web. Walter W. King Found Dead __ Bath Room, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, September 12, 1928, retrieved March 18, 2022, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm.

External Links