Ralph Elijah King, Sr., M.D.
Louisiana State Senator for Franklin, Richland, and Catahoula parishes
In office
1944–1952
Preceded byW. D. Cotton
Succeeded byBilly Boles
In office
1956–1960
Preceded byBilly Boles
Succeeded byJ. C. Gilbert
Personal details
Born(1902-06-16)June 16, 1902
Place of birth missing
DiedDecember 2, 1974(1974-12-02) (aged 72)
Resting placeMyrtle Memorial Cemetery in Winnsboro, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenRalph E. King, Jr.
Parent(s)John William and Ada Gregory King
Residence(s)Winnsboro, Louisiana

Ralph Elijah King, Sr. (June 16, 1902 December 2, 1974),[1] was a physician from Winnsboro, Louisiana, who served three non-consecutive terms in the Louisiana State Senate for Catahoula, Franklin, and Richland parishes from 1944 to 1952 and again from 1956 to 1960.[2]

Ralf Jr. remarried to Isabel Bernal, a Colombian born aristocrat with ties to the Eisenhower family, in the early 80's. He adopted her two sons Martin Echavarria, award-winning author of "Enabling Collaboration - Achieving Success Through Strategic Alliances and Partnerships" and Camilo Echavarria, attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine. They divorced after three years of marriage.[3]

References

  1. "Dr. Ralph Elijah King, Sr". findagrave.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. "William R. "Billy" Boles Sr. Obituary". Baton Rouge Advocate. August 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2014.


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