William Harrison King

William Harrison King was the mayor of Houston, Texas from 1859 to 1860.

Biography

William Harrison King was born on 13 January 1814, in Princess Anne, Maryland. He moved to Texas in 1837 and settled in Caldwell. He was one of the town's first postmasters.
He and his wife, Mary C. King, were the parents of two children — Mary Elizabeth King and Crockett McDonald King.
He moved to Houston, Texas in 1845. He was the owner of a brickyard. He served as an alderman and the mayor.
He died on 8 January 1867, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 52. He was buried Glenwood Cemetery in Houston. The cemetery's land was previously the location of a brickyard that King owned.