Biography
A Representative from Utah. Born in South Cottonwood, near the community of Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 6, 1927. Attended public schools. B. S. , University of Utah, 1952. J. D. L. , same university, 1954. Admitted to the Utah bar in 1955 and commenced practice in Salt Lake City. Served in the United States Coast Guard, 1946-1947. Deputy Salt Lake County attorney, 1957-1959. City attorney, South Salt Lake, 1957-1960. Administrative assistant and field representative to United States Senator Frank E. Moss, 1959-1964. Assistant attorney general of Utah, 1965-1966. Administrative assistant to Utah Governor Calvin L. Rampton, 1966-1968. Executive director, Four Corners Regional Development Commission, 1968-1972. Again practiced law in Salt Lake City, 1972-1975. Delegate, Utah State Democratic conventions, 1954-1960. Alternate delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1977). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress. Resumed the practice of law in Washington, D. C. Died on December 14, 2000, in Arlington, Va. Interment at Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Utah.