Cyril King

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Cyril King

2nd Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
In office January 6, 1975 – January 2, 1978
Lieutenant	Juan Francisco Luis
Preceded by	Melvin H. Evans
Succeeded by	Juan Francisco Luis
Personal details
Born	April 7, 1921
Died	January 2, 1978(1978-01-02) (aged 56) U.S. Virgin Islands
Political party	Independent Citizens Movement
Spouse(s)	Agnes Agatha Schuster (?-1978)
Children	one daughter, Lillia

Cyril Emanuel King (April 7, 1921 – January 2, 1978) was the second elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands, serving from 1975 until his death in 1978.

He also briefly served as acting governor in 1969, following the resignation of Governor Ralph M. Paiewonsky.

In 1984, the Harry S. Truman Airport on St. Thomas was renamed Cyril E. King Airport by the Virgin Islands Legislature.

References

Profiles of Outstanding Virgin Islanders (includes link to photo)

External links

Cyril King at Find a Grave

Preceded by Melvin H. Evans	Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands 1975–1978	Succeeded by Juan Francisco Luis

Governors of the U.S. Virgin Islands

	Naval (1917–31)	Pollock Oliver Oman Kittelle Hough Williams Trench W. Evans

	Civil (1931–69)	Pearson Herrick Cramer Lovett Harwood Hastie de Castro Alexander Claunch Gordon Merwin Paiewonsky King

	Elected (since 1969)	M. Evans King Luis Farrelly Schneider Turnbull de Jongh Mapp

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