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John E. King (1870-1938) was a newspaper publisher and banker.

King, the son of Daniel and Mary M. Grisso King, was born in Lakston, Indiana, on August 27, 1870. When he was 11 years old, he became a printer's apprentice in Laketon, Indiana, and at age 17 he established the Leader newspaper of Larchwood, Iowa. Two years later, he became part owner of the Review of Rock Rapids, Iowa, which he left in 1892 to establish the Adrian Democrat of where? He then owned and edited the Gazette in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, following which he established the Daily Sentinel in Missoulla, Montana.

He moved to California in 1912 and bought a half interest in the Hemet News, sharing the ownership with the estate of Lydia A. Monroe (Mrs. H.H. Monroe) of Riverside.