Karl Clarence King (January 26, 1897 – April 16, 1974) was a

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member of the

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from

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Biography

Karl C. King was born in Plevna, Kansas. He attended the

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at Emporia, Kansas,

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, and the

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. During the

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, King served in the

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. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Kansas City, New York, and Philadelphia. He was engaged in farming and the farm supply business at

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in 1922. King was elected as a Republican to the

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, by special election, November 6, 1951, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

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. He was re-elected to the two succeeding Congresses, but was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1956. He authored his autobiography, titled ''Prairie Dogs and Postulates.''

References

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