James King

James Monroe King (November 15, 1854 - June 5, 1967) was an American verified supercentenarian. He was born in Independence County, Arkansas. After the death of his parents, he and his two brothers Mack and William relocated to Missouri in the 1860s. King moved to Franklin Parish, Louisiana, in 1870.

During his life, he had multiple jobs such as a school board member, merchant, farmer and carpenter. He was married to Clara Brinsfield and the couple had eight children in total. Clara died in 1928 aged 69.

His secrets to a long life included hard work and avoiding tobacco.

King died on June 5, 1967, aged 112 years, 202 days. He was the oldest person in the world and the oldest man ever at the time of his death.