Background
KING, Walter P. was born on October 28, 1884 in North Dakota, United States. Son of Andrew O. and Anna M. (Berg) King.
Federal Prohibition Administrator
KING, Walter P. was born on October 28, 1884 in North Dakota, United States. Son of Andrew O. and Anna M. (Berg) King.
High School; State Normal Military College. United States Cavalry School. Command and Staff School.
Lieutenant Cavalry, United States Army, Philippine Islands, 1901-1903. Studied law in office of Hamilton Ward, Buffalo, New York, Attorney General, New York, 1903-1906. Investigator, New York State Railway, 1906-1908.
Claim mgr., J. G. White Company, Public Utilities, 1909-1911. Mgr., Claim Department and Claims Attorney, Frankfort General. Insurance. Company, 1912-1917.
Captain, Field Artillery United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces, France and Belgium, Battle of Marne, Chateau Thierry, Femes, Argonne Forest, Flanders, Belgium, 1917-1919. Superintendent, United States Steel Corporation, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 1919-1928. Appointed Federation Prohibition Administrator, 23 District consisting of Hawaiian Islands, since 1928.
Captain United States Army Reserve. Held the light heavyweight championship of Far East, 1901-1903.
Member: Officers of World War. Veterans, of Foreign Wars. United States Cavalry Association.
Federation Business. Association (President). Clubs: Country (Youghiogheny), Golf (Waialae), Army and Navy.
Spouse Alma M. Williams, October 2, 1916, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.