Background
King, William Rufus was born on October 3, 1864 in Walla Walla Company, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of David Rufus and Elizabeth (Estes) King.
King, William Rufus was born on October 3, 1864 in Walla Walla Company, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of David Rufus and Elizabeth (Estes) King.
Student State Agriculture College, Corvallis, Oregon, 1882-1885. Bachelor of Laws, Central Normal College, Danville, Indiana, 1891.
Practiced law in courts of Oregon and nearby states. Member Oregon House of Representatives, 1892-1894, Senate, 1894-1898. Democratic nominee for government of Oregon, 1898.
Member Supreme Court of Oregon, 1907-1911.
Chief counsel United States Reclamation Service (Interior Department), 1913-1920. Now general practice.
Member faculty George Washington University, lecturing on mining and irrigation law, 1915-1916, also joint author (with East. West. Burr), in work on Irrigation District Laws. Mason.; Member Democratic National Committee, 1912-1916, 1924-1928. Member Democratic National Executive Committee, presidential campaign of 1912.
Married L. Myrtle King, December 6, 1892.