Austin A. King Photograph, Matthew B. Brady, circa 1855–1865. (Courtesy Library of Congress, Washington DC.)
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King, Austin Augustus
Biography
21 Sept. 1802–22 Apr. 1870. Attorney, judge, politician, farmer. Born at Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Son of Walter King and Nancy Sevier. Married first Nancy Harris Roberts, 13 May 1828, at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee. In 1830, moved to Missouri, where he practiced law at Columbia, Boone Co. Served as colonel in Black Hawk War, 1832. Elected to state legislature as Jacksonian Democrat from Boone Co., 1834, 1836. In 1837, removed to Richmond, Ray Co., Missouri, where he received appointment as circuit judge in northwestern Missouri by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. Between 1837 and 1848, served as judge of Missouri’s Fifth Judicial Circuit, consisting of counties of Clinton, Ray, Caldwell, Clay, Daviess, Carroll, and Livingston. In Nov. 1838, presided at preliminary hearing of JS and other Latter-day Saints at Richmond; committed them to jail pending trials to be held Mar. 1839. Governor of Missouri, 1848–1852. Married second Martha Anthony Woodson, 10 Aug. 1858, in Kingston, Caldwell Co. Represented Missouri in U.S. Congress, 1863–1865. Died at St. Louis.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Times and Seasons, 16 May 1842
- Affidavit, 10 January 1839 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Affidavit, 13 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Affidavit, 7 July 1843–A
- Agreement with Amos Rees and Alexander Doniphan, 28 November 1838
- Alias Writ, 18 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Appendix 1: Letter to Oliver Cowdery and Others, circa 17 June 1838
- Appendix 2: Constitution of the Society of the Daughter of Zion, circa Late June 1838
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix: Petition to Elias Higbee, circa 16 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Attachment, 10 January 1839 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Attachment, 14 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839
- Bond, 10 January 1839 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Bond, 13 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Complaint, 10 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Declaration, circa 10 January 1839 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Declaration, circa 13 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Dismissal and Judgment, 12 November 1839 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Dismissal, Order of Publication, and Continuance, 9 July 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Motion, Plea, and Judgment, 10 November 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Execution, 19 November 1839 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Execution, 19 November 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot
- John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1839
- John Corrill, “Brief History,” Manuscript, circa 1838–1839
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Journal, September–October 1838
- Letter from Austin A. King, 10 September 1838
- Letter from Daniel Shearer, 5 June 1844
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 20 February 1840–A
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 21 February 1840
- Letter from I. T., before 16 May 1842
- Letterbook 2
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorial to the Missouri Legislature, 24 January 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Mittimus, 29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Order of Discharge, 24 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution, 1839
- Petition to George O. Tompkins, between 9 and 15 March 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Petition to United States Congress, circa 29 November 1839
- Recognizance, 7 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Ruling, 29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
- Sidney Rigdon, JS, et al., Petition Draft (“To the Publick”), circa 1838–1839
- Subpoena, 10 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Subpoena, 11 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Subpoena, 15 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Subpoena, 21 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Subpoena, 6 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Summons, 18 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Summons, 6 March 1839 [ JS v. McLellin ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 8 January 1842 [ Boosinger v. Cowdery et al. ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 8 January 1842 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Warrant, 10 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- “Extract, from the Private Journal of Joseph Smith Jr.,” July 1839