Career
He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1931 to 1933 and from 1937 to 1952 as a Liberal. He was born in Angus, Ontario, the son of John Leary and Mary Scott, and was educated in Cookstown. In 1901, Leary married a Mission Woodley.
He lived in Golden.
He was first elected to the assembly in a 1931 by-election held following the death of John Andrew Buckham. From 1941 to 1952, King was part of a Liberal-Conservative coalation government. King died in Golden.
