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Ada Copeland King

Wife of Clarence King · Historical Figures · Lived 1860 to 1964 · aged 103

Ada Copeland King was the common-law wife of the American geologist Clarence King.

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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.

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Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1860 to 1964 · aged 103