# Ada Copeland King

> Ada Copeland King was the common-law wife of the American geologist Clarence King. Their thirteen-year relationship, with King posing as a black man named James Todd when they were together, was the subject of a substantial lawsuit and the book Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line by Martha Sandweiss.

*Wife of Clarence King*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1860-12-23
- **Died:** 1964-04-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Ada Copeland King was the common-law wife of the American geologist Clarence King. Their thirteen-year relationship, with King posing as a black man named James Todd when they were together, was the subject of a substantial lawsuit and the book Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line by Martha Sandweiss.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.6

## Sources
- [Ada Copeland King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Copeland_King)
- [Ada Copeland Sarki](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Copeland_Sarki)
- [Ada Copeland King](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Copeland_King)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4678236)

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