Clennon Washington King Sr.

Clennon Washington King Sr. (July 1, 1891 – March 20, 1975) was a political activist, Tuskeegee Institute student and chauffeur of Booker T. Washington. On August 18, 1918, in Milledgeville, Georgia, King married Margaret Allegra Slater, with whom he had seven sons, four of whom would earn both national and international recognition. He ran two local grocery stores and was a notable figure in Albany, Georgia. He helped to establish the local chapter of the NAACP. In the 1940s, he and his wife Allegra established The Swank Shop, a clothing store in downtown Albany that was moved some years later to another location six blocks away.

His other sons include:

He is the paternal grandfather of Oona King, a former UK Member of Parliament; and Alonzo King, founder of the Lines Contemporary Ballet Company in San Francisco, California.

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