Background
King, Alvin Olin was born on June 21, 1890 in Leoti, Kansas, United States. Son of George Merritt and Bessie Brown (Stirling) King.
King, Alvin Olin was born on June 21, 1890 in Leoti, Kansas, United States. Son of George Merritt and Bessie Brown (Stirling) King.
Lake Charles High School. Tulane University, Bachelor of Laws, New Orleans, Louisiana married Willie Lee Voris, January 29, 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana City Attorney Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1920-1930. City Attorney De Quincy, Louisiana, since 1922.
Practicd law at Lake Charles, 1915. Now member firm King, Anderson & Swift. President King Corporation.
Chairman of the Board Powell Lumber Company, Weber-King Lumber Company, Inc., Farmers Land & Canal Company, Inc., Lake Charles Drug Stores, Inc., American Sulphur & Oil Corporation, Lake Charles Office Building Company, Hayes Lumber Company, Kelly, Weber & Company, Inc., Farmers Rice Milling Company, Inc., Lake Charles Grain & Grocery Company, Lake Charles Feed Company, Inc., Farmers Land & Canal Company, Incorporated. National councillor, United States Chamber of Commerce, 1947-1954. President Lake Charles Association Commerce, 1948.
Member Louisiana Mineral Board, 1948.
Member Louisiana Mineral Board, 1948. Member council Louisiana State Law Institute. Member American Law Institute.
Member Louisiana Senate, 14th District, 1924, reelected, 1928. Member American, Louisiana (Board of Governors 1949-1953, president 1952-1953), bar associations. Clubs: Pioneer, Lake Charles Country (Lake Charles, Louisiana).
Married Willie Lee Voris, January 29, 1916. Children: Voris King, Alvin O. (deceased).