Dates

• Existence: 1834 - 1892

Biography

William Rice King (1834-1892) was a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Sandhich Islands.

William Rice King was born on April 8, 1834, in Cicero, Onondaga, New York, to Thomas Rice King and Matilda Robison. He married his first wife, Josephine Henry, on January 20, 1861, in Fillmore, Millard, Utah. Together, they had four children. Josephine died after giving birth to her fourth child, and William then married her cousin, Mary Ann Henry, in 1869. William and Mary Ann had seven children together.

Throughout his life, William worked as a merchant, a manufacturer, and a stock raiser. He was called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Sandwich Islands. He was set apart as a missionary on October 18, 1886, and then called as president of the Sandwich Islands mission in April of 1887. His wife, Mary Ann, accompanied him on this mission. William was released and he and Mary Ann returned home in 1890.

William also served missions in the United States and in Ireland. He served as a member of the high council and as a bishop. William King died on February 17, 1892 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:

Mary Ann King journals, 1880-1888 (William King)

Whittaker, D. Brigham Young University L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, 2002 (William King; b. 1834, d. 1892)

Family Search, via WWW, Aug. 5, 2002 (William R. King; b. 8 Apr. 1834 Cicero, New York; d. 17 Feb 1892 Salt Lake City, UT.)

FamilySearch, via WWW, Dec. 24, 2022 (William Rice King; born 8 April 1834 in Cicero, Onondaga, New York to Thomas Rice King and Matilda Robison; married Josephine Henry on January 20, 1861, in Fillmore, Millard, Utah; had four children; Josephine died in childbirth; William married her cousin, Mary Ann Henry, in 1869; William and Mary Ann had seven children together; William worked as a merchant, a manufacturer, and a stock raiser; served mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Sandwich Islands beginning October 18, 1886, and then called as president of the Sandwich Islands mission in April of 1887; returned home in 1890; William also served missions in the United States and in Ireland; member of the high council and bishop; died on February 17, 1892 in Salt Lake City, Utah)

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