W. Marshall King documentsMS.0340.OversizedVirginia Military Institute Archives

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This collection consists of three oversized items from the career of W. Marshall King, including two United States Army commission documents (dated 1922 and 1927) and one certificate honoring King (dated 1951).

Biographical / Historical

William Marshall King was born in 1901 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1921. He was a lawyer, Virginia State Corporation Commissioner, VMI Board of Visitors member, and the mayor of Fredericksburg. King died in 1957 in Richmond, Virginia and is buried in Fredericksburg.

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Preferred Citation

W. Marshall King documents, 1922-1951. MS 0340. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1921 Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography Military commissions Certificates King, W. Marshall (William Marshall), 1901-1957