Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Stephen Marion King

Full Name: Stephen Marion "Steve" King
Birth date: August 30, 1878
Death date: April 24, 1958

Terms of Service

Senate, 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ & 34th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/12/1915 - 5/17/1917
Democrat
House, 30th Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat

(1) Vinson A. Collins, in special election 8/17/1917, sworn 9/4/1917, succeeded Steve M. King, resigned after 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(3) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. S.M. King, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.M. King, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.M. King, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch and family lineage, Stephen Marion (S.M.) King, pp. 192-193. Born 8/30/1878 in Caledonia, Rusk County, Texas; married Margaret Lloyd (Maggie) 6/14/1905. Member of Texas House of Representatives, 1908-09; and Texas Senate, 1915-17. Descendants of Caleb Garrison Sr., and His Wife, Sarah Fleming, 1797-1966 1966.
Census of 1910 - Steve M. King, Nacogdoches County, age 31, born in Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch .
Captain, Spanish-American War. Steve Marion King, birth date 8/30/1878 in Mount Enterprise, Texas; death date 4/24/1958 in Beaumont, Jefferson County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Corporal, Company L, 7th Infantry, enlistment date 3/1/1901, discharge date 11/28/1902. Stephen Marion King, birth date 8/30/1878, death date 4/24/1958. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 1985.
Stephen Marion King, birth date 8/30/1878, death date 4/24/1958, burial in Forrest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson County. Find a Grave .
In 1917 from Beaumont, Jefferson county, 14 dist., age 38, born in Texas, lawyer, Democrat. Died April 1958, according to Houston Press article, 4/24/1958, p. 8. Legislative Reference Library Card File .
"Great Ovation Tendered Judge King at Nacogdoches," San Augustine Tribune, 7/18/1918, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Obituary, "Rites Set for Steve King," The Orange Leader, 4/25/1958, p. 1, crediting Lamar State College – Orange. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . Great Ovation Obituary
Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
King, Stephen M., of Nacogdoches, Texas Volunteer Guard, Call Number 401-201. Lawyer, born in Rusk County, Texas. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935 .
Memorial, June 1958, p. 437. Texas Bar Journal .