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Alexander Campbell King

Alexander Campbell King

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1856 in Charleston, SC

Died 1926 in Flat Rock, NC

FJC ID: 1279

Alexander Campbell King (December 7, 1856 – July 25, 1926) was the 16th Solicitor General of the United States and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. King was a founding partner of the international law firm of King & Spalding.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia
    1875–1918, 1925–1926
  2. Solicitor general of the United States
    1918–1920

Appointments

  1. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    1920–1924 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Resignation

Education

  1. Read law
    1875