Biographical Sketch of George E. King, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** George E. King, was born on the May 29, 1851 n the town of Milford, Decatur County, Indiana. His early educating was very liberal, and was received at the Hartville, Indiana University and the Missouri University of Columbia. Taught school about seven years in the States of Indiana and Missouri, devoting his leisure hours to legal and literary studies. Attended law lectures at Columbia University in 1873 and was admitted to the Andrew County Bar in 1874. Practiced law with W. S. Greenleaf, Esq., at Savannah, during 1874-75. In the spring of 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss Lilly A. Cook, a daughter of William Cook, banker, of Savannah. He entered journalism in 1875, and edited the Adams County Union, of Iowa, till August, 1876. In December, 1876, he purchased the Andrew County Advance. From Savannah he came to St. Joseph, and established the St. Joseph Saturday Democrat, of which he is now the editor and proprietor. The history of the Saturday Democrat in St. Joseph is worthy of more than a passing notice in a work of this character. It was started on a highway strewn with the wrecks of many a like venture. It was forced to contend with the suspicions, distrust, and indifference of the reading public, rendering its first days especially trying to the endurance and perseverance of its enterprising proprietor and publisher, but by a steady and fearless course in the cause of honesty, as well as by purity of utterance in its political and social state- ments, and by its general excellence as a family newspaper, it has forced its way to the front rank which it now occupies in the esti- mation of the intelligent reading people of the state. The paper is an elegantly printed eight page, fifty six column journal, and is already firmly established financially, and in the esteem of the read- ing public. George E. King, its founder and present editor and pub- lisher, enjoys the merited reputation of the most fearless, pointed and most forcible writer on the newspaper press of this action. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================