Clyde H. King Biography


	This biography appears on pages 344-345 in "History of Dakota 
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				CLYDE H. KING. 

	Clyde H. King, a prominent representative of the legal fraternity 
in South Dakota, has maintained an office at Salem, in McCook county, 
for the past three years and has held the important position of states 
attorney since 1912. His birth occurred in Green county, Wisconsin, on 
the 10th of September, 1879, his parents being James P. and Marietta 
(McClarinon) King, the former a farmer by occupation. James P. King 
came to South Dakota in the spring of 1882 and homesteaded in Sanborn 
county, his being one of the pioneer families there. He is now living 
retired in Artesian, that county, and holds the office of county 
commissioner. The period of his residence in the community covers 
nearly a third of a century, and he enjoys an extensive and favorable 
acquaintance. His wife is deceased. 

	Clyde H. King acquired his early education in the public schools 
and afterward attended the University of South Dakota at Vermillion, 
which institution conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Arts. 
Subsequently he embarked in the banking business, remaining identified 
with financial interests for four years. He likewise acted as principal 
of a high school and later took up a homestead claim, which, however, 
he eventually sold. Having determined upon the practice of law as a 
life work, he entered the School of Law of the University of South 
Dakota at Vermillion and a year later, in October, 1911, took the bar 
examination. He then opened an office in Salem and has there practiced 
his profession continuously since, being accorded a liberal and 
lucrative clientage. He is so well read in the minutiae of the law that 
he is able to base his arguments upon thorough knowledge of and 
familiarity with precedents, and to present a case upon its merits, 
never failing to recognize the main point at issue and never neglecting 
to give a thorough preparation. His pleas have been characterized by a 
terse and decisive logic and a lucid presentation rather than by 
flights of oratory, and his power is the greater before court or jury 
from the fact that it is recognized that his aim is ever to secure 
justice and not to enshroud the cause in a sentimental garb of illusion 
which will thwart the principles of right and equity involved. In 1912 
he was elected states attorney and served two years, filling that 
responsible position in a highly commendable and efficient manner. 

	On the 21st of April, 1908, Mr. King was united in marriage to 
Miss Roxciena Andrews, a daughter of Cornelius Andrews of Vermillion, 
South Dakota. To this union two children have been born, namely, Ruth 
and Elizabeth. Mr. King is a republican in politics, was appointed city 
auditor on the 1st of January, and is also clerk of the board of 
education. He is a Methodist in religious faith, while fraternally he 
is identified with the Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
He is fond of outdoor sports and these afford him needed recreation. He 
is everywhere recognized as a man of firm convictions, to which he is 
thoroughly loyal, and his many admirable traits of character have won 
him high and enduring regard.