King, Napoleon Judge, Sr. : 1899-1982

Napoleon Judge King, Sr.
Principal, Woodward Jr. High School, Woodward, Alabama

 

Home Address: 51 South 18th Avenue, Birmingham 5, Alabama

Born: Snow Hill, Alabama, June 13, 1899, son of Levi and Jannie (Watson) King

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Miles College, 1934; Bachelor of Science, Alabama State College, 1949; Master of Science, New Mexico Western College, 1952.

Married: LaFronna Bonner of Water Valley, Alabama, 1931, daughter of Walter and Lucy Bonner
Children: Gwendolyn (King) Ryan; Loventrice (King) Jackson; Napoleon Judge, Jr., Shirley John King.

Experience: Editor, Montgomery Messenger, Montgomery, Alabama, 1924-26; Teacher of Physics, Math, Coffee County Training School, Enterprise, Alabama, 1926-27; Teacher of Physics, Math, Dunbar High School, Bessemer, Alabama, 1928-30; Principal, Sloss Jr. High School, Bessemer, Alabama, 1930-47; Principal, Alden Jr. High School, Alden, Alabama, 1948-53; Principal, Dolomite Jr. High School, Dolomite, Alabama, 1954-61; Principal, Woodward Jr. High School, 1961--.

Honorable Positions: President, Jefferson County Education Association, 1954-58; Chairman, Resolution Committee, Alabama State Teachers Association, 1956; Participant on Forum, National Education Association Convention, Portland, Oregon, 1956.

Member: American Teachers Association; National Education Association; Jefferson County Education Association; Association of Elementary School Principals; Association of School Curricular Development; Congregational Church.

Politics: Progressive Democrat.

Hobbies: Conducting educational tours throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico during summers for teachers; college football; bands.

~ Who's Who in American Education, Twentieth Edition, 1961-62, Page 862

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