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King worked constantly to impress his fellow citizens on the need for shrubbery and shade trees around the city. One of the most carefully prepared men of his day, it is said King purchased and prudently preserved an expensive suit for his burial. | King worked constantly to impress his fellow citizens on the need for shrubbery and shade trees around the city. One of the most carefully prepared men of his day, it is said King purchased and prudently preserved an expensive suit for his burial. | ||
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Revision as of 17:03, 14 December 2008
KING, John. (Shepardstown, VA, 1803--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 13, 1871). Newspaper publisher. In 1835 and 1836, King served as a judge in Dubuque when there was no authority for a trial of accused criminals. At one of many community meetings that administered justice at this time, King wrote resolutions that resulted in many of Dubuque's rougher crowd being driven across the MISSISSIPPI RIVER into Illinois.
In 1835 King returned to Ohio where he purchased equipment for a newspaper. Returning to Dubuque in May 1836, he issued the first edition of the Du Buque Visitor.
Held in high regard by his peers, King was appointed Chief Justice of the County Court of Dubuque County, making him one of only three people with authority to issue warrants of arrest for accused criminals. In 1839 King was appointed Postmaster of Dubuque, and between 1854 and 1866 served several terms as a member of the city council. In 1860 he became one of the charter members of the Dubuque County Farmers' Club.
King worked constantly to impress his fellow citizens on the need for shrubbery and shade trees around the city. One of the most carefully prepared men of his day, it is said King purchased and prudently preserved an expensive suit for his burial.