George Rogers King (1807–March 21, 1871) was a justice of the
Louisiana Supreme Court from March 19, 1846, to March 1, 1850.
Born in
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana,
[''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.] his father was state court judge George King.
King graduated from the
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...
,
and served successively in
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature (french: Législature d'État de Louisiane) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 repres ...
from 1820 to 1821,
then as a district attorney,
then as a district judge of the Louisiana Fifth Judicial District Court from 1841 to 1846,
and finally as an associate justice of the state supreme court.
He was again elected to the state legislature in 1850,
and also established a law practice in
Opelousas :''Opelousas is also a common name of the flathead catfish.''
Opelousas (french: Les Opélousas; Spanish: ''Los Opeluzás'') is a small city and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190 were ...
, in his native parish.
King died in Opelousas in his early 60s.
References
Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court
1807 births
1871 deaths
University of Virginia alumni
19th-century American judges
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