David Daniel Marriott
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David Daniel Marriott was a U.S. Representative
from Utah
.
Born in Bingham, Utah, Marriott was educated in the public schools of Sandy, Utah
, and graduated from Jordan High School
in 1958.
He received a B.S. from the University of Utah
in 1967, and a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College of Life Underwriters in 1968. He later worked as a life insurance
agent and was owner-president of a Utah-based firm specializing in business and pension consultation from 1968 to 1976. Marriott also served in the Utah Air National Guard
from 1958 to 1963.
Marriott was elected as a Republican
to the Ninety-fifth
and to the three succeeding Congresses, from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1985.
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1984 to the Ninety-ninth
Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of the State of Utah.
He is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah
.
Marriott served as a Mission President
for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2002-2005. He served in the South Africa Cape Town Mission.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
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Born in Bingham, Utah, Marriott was educated in the public schools of Sandy, Utah
Sandy, Utah
Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....
, and graduated from Jordan High School
Jordan High School (Sandy, Utah)
Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah was established in 1907.-1907 - 1914:Jordan High School took root when a student body of just seven students began meeting in the basement of a church in Midvale. The enrollment numbers quickly grew, and soon it was necessary to move the students and faculty into...
in 1958.
He received a B.S. from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
in 1967, and a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College of Life Underwriters in 1968. He later worked as a life insurance
Life insurance
Life insurance is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured person. Depending on the contract, other events such as terminal illness or critical illness may also trigger...
agent and was owner-president of a Utah-based firm specializing in business and pension consultation from 1968 to 1976. Marriott also served in the Utah Air National Guard
Utah Air National Guard
The Utah Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Utah. It is, along with the Utah Army National Guard, an element of the Utah National Guard.-Units of the Utah Air National Guard:...
from 1958 to 1963.
Marriott was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Ninety-fifth
95th United States Congress
The Ninety-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1979, during the first two years...
and to the three succeeding Congresses, from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1985.
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1984 to the Ninety-ninth
99th United States Congress
The Ninety-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1985 to January 3, 1987, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of the State of Utah.
He is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
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Marriott served as a Mission President
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2002-2005. He served in the South Africa Cape Town Mission.