Clifford Marshall King was born in
Sandusky on December 17, 1879 to Judge and Mrs. Edmund B. King. After attending
Oberlin College for a time, Clifford M. King graduated from Western Reserve
University in 1901. He earned his civil engineering degree from Cornell
University in 1904. After college, he worked for the United States
Reclamation Service in the west. From 1908 to 1911, he was the
engineer for the city of Sandusky, and later became the Erie County Engineer. Mr. King was the engineer
in charge of the construction of the Cedar Point Chaussee.
In 1917, Mr. King was
commissioned a captain in the U.S. Engineers. During World War I he was an instructor in an officers’ training camp. He served overseas with
the 528th Battalion of Engineers. After returning home from military
service, Mr. King worked for the city of Cleveland in its engineering
department.
On January 2, 1922, Clifford M. King died at Charity Hospital in
Cleveland, after a brief illness. He was only 42 years old. Mr. King was
survived by his parents and his wife, the former Edith Davis. Funeral services were held at the Masonic Temple in Sandusky, and burial
was in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. King
accomplished much in his brief life, and he was sadly missed by his family and
friends and associates.
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