| Ralph Elijah King, Sr., M.D. | |
| Office: | Louisiana State Senator for Franklin, Richland, and Catahoula parishes |
| Term Start: | 1944 |
| Term End: | 1952 |
| Preceded: | W. D. Cotton |
| Succeeded: | Billy Boles |
| Term Start2: | 1956 |
| Term End2: | 1960 |
| Preceded2: | Billy Boles |
| Succeeded2: | J. C. Gilbert |
| Birth Place: | Place of birth missing |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1902 |
| Resting Place: | Myrtle Memorial Cemetery in Winnsboro, Louisiana |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Residence: | Winnsboro, Louisiana |
| Children: | Ralph E. King, Jr. |
| Parents: | John William and Ada Gregory King |
Ralph Elijah King, Sr. (June 16, 1902 - December 2, 1974),[1] was a physician from Winnsboro, Louisiana, who served three non-consecutive terms in the Louisiana State Senate for Catahoula, Franklin, and Richland parishes from 1944 to 1952 and again from 1956 to 1960.[2]
Ralf Jr. remarried to Isabel Bernal, a Colombian born aristocrat with ties to the Eisenhower family, in the early 80's. He adopted her two sons Martin Echavarria, award-winning author of "Enabling Collaboration - Achieving Success Through Strategic Alliances and Partnerships" and Camilo Echavarria, attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine. They divorced after three years of marriage.[3]