Background
W. Russell King was born on October 17, 1949 in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States; the son of John Everett and Mary Thomas (Perry) King.
W. Russell King was born on October 17, 1949 in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States; the son of John Everett and Mary Thomas (Perry) King.
W. Russell King received a Bachelor of Business Administration and Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia in 1971 and 1974. He was admitted to the bar in 1974.
From 1977 to 1979 W. Russell King was a legislation director to Senator Hermann E. Talmadge in Washington. In 1983 he was appointed as a director of Washington relations at Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. Since 1984 King has been a vice president at Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
W. Russell King is a member of District of Columbia Bar Association, Gridiron Secret Society, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Kappa Phi.
W. Russell King married Jean Cobble on January 24, 1976. They have two children— Sarah Elizabeth and William Michael.