Washington King

{{Short description|American politician (1815–1861)}}

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|name = Washington King

|image = Washington King (1815–1861).png

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|order = 15th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri

|term_start = 1855

|term_end = 1856

|predecessor = John How

|successor = John How

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1815|10|05|mf=y}}

|birth_place = New York City, US

|death_date = {{death date and age|1861|08|27|1815|10|05}}

|death_place = St. Louis, Missouri, US

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|party = Know Nothing

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Washington King (October 5, 1815 – August 27, 1861) was the 15th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, serving from 1855 to 1856.

Mayor King was a passenger on the Pacific Railroad excursion train that crashed through the temporary bridge over the Gasconade River on November 1, 1855. He was badly cut in the accident.C. Breckenridge, William Clark (1862-1927), Papers, 1752-1927 1036, microfilm at the State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO, Vol 6: St. Louis Herald, issue of November 4, 1855. Subsequently, he declared a day of mourning for the victims.