Willard Leroy King (1893 – 1981) was an American lawyer and historian known for his scholarly work on Abraham Lincoln. He was the author of two biographical books: one about Melville Fuller and one about David Davis. A graduate of the University of Chicago, King was a senior partner at the law firm King, Robin, Gale & Pillinger. At the time of his death, King was writing a book to be titled Lincoln the Lawyer.[1][2]
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edit- ^ "Willard King, Lawyer; Was a Lincoln Scholar". The New York Times. 1981-03-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "King, Willard L. Collection, 1954". Illinois History and Lincoln Collections Manuscript Collections Database. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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