John Edward King (Louisiana judge)

John Edward King
Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
In office January 9, 1877
Preceded by	William Gillespie Wyly
Succeeded by	William B. Giles Egan
Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office 1852
Preceded by	Edwin Warren Moïse
Succeeded by	Edwin Warren Moïse
Personal details
Born	1821 (1821) Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 6, 1881(1881-12-06) (aged 59–60) Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Occupation	Judge
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars	American Civil War

John Edward King (1821 – December 6, 1881) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for one day, January 9, 1877.[1][2]

King was a member of Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1852, Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1852, and a state district judge in Opelousas, Louisiana, in 1870.[1] He was appointed to the state supreme court by Governor Stephen B. Packard to succeed Judge William Gillespie Wyly; the court was turned out of office by the Democrats on the same day that it convened.[3] The seat was later filled by Governor Francis T. Nicholls, who appointed William B. Giles Egan.[4]

King died in Opelousas.[1]

References

1. "John Edward King". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
2. "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. 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. 121.
4. "Death of Judge Egan", Bossier Banner-Progress (December 5, 1878), p. 2.

Political offices
Preceded by William Gillespie Wyly	Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1877–1877	Succeeded by William B. Giles Egan