, ▁after ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁infant . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁King ▁became ▁mayor ▁of ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁state ▁representative ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁King ▁served ▁as ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Texas ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁retired ▁to ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Mason ic ▁Order . ▁ ▁Wil burn ▁Hill ▁King ▁died ▁at ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings , ▁Texas ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Oak wood ▁C emetery ▁in ▁C ors icana , ▁Texas ▁after ▁Method ist ▁fun eral ▁r ites ▁and ▁a ▁Mason ic ▁bur ial . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁gener als ▁( Act ing ▁Confeder ate ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁All ard ice , ▁Bruce ▁S . ▁Confeder ate ▁Col on els : ▁A ▁Bi ographical ▁Register . ▁Columbia : ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁. ▁ ▁All ard ice , ▁Bruce ▁S . ▁More ▁Gener als ▁in ▁Gray . ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge : ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁. ▁ ▁B less ington , ▁Joseph ▁Pal mer . ▁The ▁Camp aign s