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Clarence King ( January 6 , 1842 – December 24 , 1901 ) was an American Geologist and Mountaineer . He founded and was the first director of the United States Geological Survey , from 1879 - 1881 . He was born in Newport, Rhode Island . Clarence King was noted for his exploration of the Sierra Nevada . With William H. Brewer and Josiah D. Whitney , he was a member of the California Geological Survey . In 1864 King and Richard Cotter reported the first ascent of Mount Tyndall , at the time labelling it mistakenly as the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada. In October 1872 , he uncovered a diamond and gemstone hoax perpetrated by Philip Arnold . His common law marriage in 1888 to a black woman, Ada Copeland, was kept secret by his keeping a double identity. King didn't even reveal his true name to his wife until he was on his deathbed. He was survived by four children. King died of Tuberculosis in Phoenix, Arizona . Kings Peak in Utah and Mount Clarence King in Kings Canyon National Park are named in his honor. in 1870. This was the first Glacier in the continental United States discovered and named.]] REFERENCES
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