Laurence J. Burton
Laurence J. Burton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 | |
Preceded by | M. Blaine Peterson |
Succeeded by | K. Gunn McKay |
Personal details | |
Born | United States Navy Air Corps | October 30, 1926
Battles/wars | World War II |
Laurence Junior Burton (October 30, 1926 – November 27, 2002) was a U.S. Representative from Utah.
Born in Ogden, Utah, Burton graduated from Ogden High School in 1944. Enlisted in the
Burton was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1970, but was an [1970 United States Senate election in Utah|unsuccessful nominee in 1970] to the United States Senate. As of 2023 he is the most recent Republican nominee to lose a Senate Election in Utah. He died aged 76 on November 27, 2002, in Ogden.
Burton was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Laurence J. Burton (id: B001155)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Political Graveyard
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