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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: American Legion, politicians, Utah</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Arentz; Sam Arentz — of Pioche, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/LI-lived.html">Lincoln County</a>, Nev.; Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah. Born in Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-born.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/03-09.html">March 9, 1913</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/mining.html">Mining</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">engineer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/NV.html">1952</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/speakers.html">speaker</a>). Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lambda-chi-alpha.html">Lambda Chi Alpha</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1994/01-06.html">January 6, 1994</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 303 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-buried.html#cms00211">Mt. Olivet Cemetery</a>, Salt Lake City, Utah. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#457.79.32">Samuel Shaw Arentz (1879-1934)</a> and Harriet (Keep) Arentz; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/02-05.html">February 5, 1940</a>, to Mary Alice Meagher.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/169165">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Clair W. Burgener (1921-2006) — of San Diego, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-lived.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif.; Rancho Santa Fe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-lived.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif. Born in Vernal, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/UI-born.html">Uintah County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/12-05.html">December 5, 1921</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">realtor</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/CA.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/CA.html">1964</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1963-66; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/stsen.html">California state senate</a>, 1967-72; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a>, 1973-83 (42nd District 1973-75, 43rd District 1975-83). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mormon.html">Mormon</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in Encinitas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-died.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2006/09-09.html">September 9, 2006</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 278 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Walter Herman Burgener and Nora (Taylor) Burgener; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1941/09-27.html">September 27, 1941</a>, to Marvia Hobusch.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001080">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402026">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair Burgener">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/15698619">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=16251">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah; Boise, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-lived.html">Ada County</a>, Idaho; East Cleveland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-lived.html">Cuyahoga County</a>, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/SU-born.html">Suffolk County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/06-22.html">June 22, 1888</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; assistant attorney, Utah <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/utilities.html">Power & Light</a> Company and Utah <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/utilities.html">Light</a> & <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/streetcars.html">Traction</a> Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/utilities.html">Power</a> Company and Boise Valley <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/streetcars.html">Traction</a> Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sthse.html">Ohio state house of representatives</a>, 1929; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/cleveland.html">mayor of Cleveland, Ohio</a>, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/OH.html">1944</a>; speaker, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/speakers.html">1936</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Ohio</a>, 1941-45; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-supreme-ct.html">Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court</a>, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/unitarian.html">Unitarian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-kappa-epsilon.html">Delta Kappa Epsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-alpha-delta.html">Phi Alpha Delta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/exchange-club.html">Exchange Club</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/10-28.html">October 28, 1964</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 128 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-buried.html#cms01541">Highland Park Cemetery</a>, Highland Hills, Ohio. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Alfred Edgar Burton and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/06-15.html">June 15, 1912</a>, to Selma Florence Smith.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001150">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402092">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=331&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/220/000163728">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/5713">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Laurence Junior Burton (1926-2002) — also known as Laurence J. Burton — of Ogden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/WE-lived.html">Weber County</a>, Utah. Born in Ogden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/WE-born.html">Weber County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/10-30.html">October 30, 1926</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Utah</a> 1st District, 1963-71; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/UT.html">1968</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Utah</a>, 1970. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mormon.html">Mormon</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; American Legion. Died in Ogden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/WE-died.html">Weber County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/11-27.html">November 27, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 28 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001155">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402097">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) — also known as Howard W. Cannon — of Las Vegas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/CL-lived.html">Clark County</a>, Nev. Born in St. George, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/01-26.html">January 26, 1912</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Nevada</a>, 1959-83; defeated, 1982. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mormon.html">Mormon</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/reserve-officers-assoc.html">Reserve Officers Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">congestive heart failure</a>, at the Odyssey House <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/hospice.html">Hospice</a>, Las Vegas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/CL-died.html">Clark County</a>, Nev., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/03-06.html">March 6, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/90.html">90 years, 39 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Walter Cannon and Leah (Sullivan) Cannon; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/12-21.html">December 21, 1945</a>, to Dorothy Pace.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien-oconner.html#200.37.14">Mike O'Callaghan</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000120">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402271">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Howard Cannon: Michael Vernetti, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0874177618/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0874177618&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Senator Howard Cannon of Nevada: A Biography</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Sam Fratto (b. 1914) — of Laramie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/AL-lived.html">Albany County</a>, Wyo. Born in Price, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/CR-born.html">Carbon County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/07-24.html">July 24, 1914</a>. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">department store</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/ofc/sthse.html">Wyoming state house of representatives</a>, 1949-51. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/optimist-club.html">Optimist Club</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sertoma.html">Sertoma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Fratto and Victoria (Romano) Fratto; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1941/">1941</a> to Margaret Cowper.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Ray P. Greenwood (1898-1986) — of Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah; Murray, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah. Born near Sandy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-born.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/01-28.html">January 28, 1898</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/sthse.html">Utah state house of representatives</a>, 1943-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/UT.html">1952</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/murray.html">mayor of Murray, Utah</a>, 1958-65. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Died in Murray, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-died.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1986/03-31.html">March 31, 1986</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 62 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray Greenwood">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James Clifford Hansen (1893-1967) — also known as J. Clifford Hansen — of Murray, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah. Born in Murray, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-born.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/12-29.html">December 29, 1893</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/murray.html">mayor of Murray, Utah</a>, 1944-45, 1948-57. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-died.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1967/07-18.html">July 18, 1967</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 201 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J. Clifford Hansen">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known as Goodwin J. Knight — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Provo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/UT-born.html">Utah County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/12-09.html">December 9, 1896</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; superior court judge in California, 1935-46; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of California</a>, 1947-53; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of California</a>, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/CA.html">1956</a> (delegation chair; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/CA.html">1960</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from California</a>, 1958; Republican Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr1960-meeting.html">1960</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#870.67.93">Richard M. Nixon</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-ahepa.html">Order of Ahepa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-delta-phi.html">Alpha Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-alpha-delta.html">Phi Alpha Delta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-delta-chi.html">Sigma Delta Chi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-rho.html">Delta Sigma Rho</a>. Died in Inglewood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-died.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1970/05-22.html">May 22, 1970</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 164 days</a>). Originally entombed at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-buried.html#cms05392">Hollywood Forever Cemetery</a>, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in 1971 in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-buried.html#cms03717">Rose Hills Memorial Park</a>, Whittier, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Jess Knight and Lillie J. (Milner) Knight; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/">1925</a> to Arvilla Pearl Cooley; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/08-02.html">August 2, 1954</a>, to Virginia (Piergue) Carlson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/goodwin-jess-knight/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin Knight">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/625/000119268">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1330729">Internet Movie Database profile</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Rendell Mabey (1877-1959) — also known as Charles R. Mabey — of Bountiful, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/DA-lived.html">Davis County</a>, Utah; Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah. Born in Bountiful, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/DA-born.html">Davis County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/10-04.html">October 4, 1877</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">author</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; president, Bonneville Irrigation District; president, Triangle Drug Company; director, Bountiful <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lumber.html">Lumber</a> and Building Association; director, Bountiful <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/utilities.html">Light and Power</a> Company; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/bountiful.html">mayor of Bountiful, Utah</a>, 1910; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/sthse.html">Utah state house of representatives</a>, 1913-16; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Utah</a> 2nd District, 1916; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Utah</a>, 1921-25; defeated, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/UT.html">1924</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mormon.html">Mormon</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/un-spanish-war-vets.html">United Spanish War Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/navy-league.html">Navy League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Bountiful, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/DA-died.html">Davis County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1959/04-26.html">April 26, 1959</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 204 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/DA-buried.html#cms08184">Bountiful Memorial Park</a>, Bountiful, Utah. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Joseph Thomas Mabey and Sarah Lucretia (Tolman) Mabey; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/12-20.html">December 20, 1905</a>, to Afton Rampton; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maack-macdevitt.html#174.38.03">Rendell Noel Mabey</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/charles-rendell-mabey/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles R. Mabey">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/34353635">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert Timothy Monagan Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as Bob Monagan — of Tracy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SJ-lived.html">San Joaquin County</a>, Calif. Born in Ogden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/WE-born.html">Weber County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/07-05.html">July 5, 1920</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1961-72; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the California State Assembly</a>, 1969-70; Republican Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr1968-meeting.html">1968</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#870.67.93">Richard M. Nixon</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/afan-aieta.html#856.26.45">Spiro T. Agnew</a>); delegate to Republican National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/CA.html">1972</a>; Republican Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr1972-meeting.html">1972</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#870.67.93">Richard M. Nixon</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/afan-aieta.html#856.26.45">Spiro T. Agnew</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frank Edward Moss (1911-2003) — also known as Frank E. Moss; Ted Moss; "The Conscience of the Senate" — of Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah. Born in Holladay, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-born.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/09-23.html">September 23, 1911</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/UT.html">1952</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/UT.html">1972</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Utah</a>, 1956; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Utah</a>, 1959-77; defeated, 1976. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mormon.html">Mormon</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-died.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/01-29.html">January 29, 2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/91.html">91 years, 128 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-buried.html#cms02369">Salt Lake City Cemetery</a>, Salt Lake City, Utah. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Harriet Maud Martin (Nixon) Moss and James Edward Moss; married to Phyllis Hart.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howarth-howe.html#154.82.68">Allan Turner Howe</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The Frank E. Moss <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">U.S. Courthouse</a> (built 1905, expanded in 1912 and 1932, renamed for Moss 1990), in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-names.html">Salt Lake City, Utah</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001033">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408000">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank Moss (politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/449/000141026">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7129080">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harold Dwight Westring (1908-1978) — also known as Harold D. Westring — of Lehi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/UT-lived.html">Utah County</a>, Utah; Grantsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/TO-lived.html">Tooele County</a>, Utah. Born in Benjamin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/UT-born.html">Utah County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/02-03.html">February 3, 1908</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/lehi.html">mayor of Lehi, Utah</a>, 1958-65; defeated, 1969. Member, American Legion. Died in Yuma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/YU-died.html">Yuma County</a>, Ariz., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1978/02-11.html">February 11, 1978</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 8 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/TO-buried.html# ">Grantsville City Cemetery</a>, Grantsville, Utah. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Anton Westring and Mary Catherine (Thomsen) Westring; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/02-14.html">February 14, 1932</a>, to Lenore Miles.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/30732105">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) — also known as Charles H. Wilson — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Magna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-born.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/02-15.html">February 15, 1917</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/CA.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/CA.html">1964</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a> 31st District, 1963-81. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">Reprimanded</a> by the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/bribery.html">$1,000 wedding gift</a> from a key figure in the Koreagate <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">scandal</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">censured</a> by the House of Representatives in 1980 for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/misfeasance.html">financial misconduct</a>; no criminal charges were filed. Died, of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, at Southern Maryland <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Clinton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/PG-died.html">Prince George's County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1984/07-21.html">July 21, 1984</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 157 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-buried.html#cms02104">Inglewood Park Cemetery</a>, Inglewood, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000571">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411726">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles H. 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