Laurence J. Burton
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Laurence Junior Burton was a U.S. Representative
from Utah
.
Born in Ogden, Utah
, Burton graduated from Ogden High School in 1944.
Enlisted in the United States Navy Air Corps and served from January 1945 to July 1946.
He graduated from Weber College at Ogden, in 1948, from the University of Utah
in 1951, and from Utah State University
at Logan in 1956.
Took postgraduate work at Georgetown and George Washington Universities, Washington, D.C.
, in 1957 and 1958.
Public relations director and athletic manager at Weber College from 1948 to 1956.
Regional director for American College Public Relations Association in 1954 and 1955.
He was editor of National Junior College Athletic Association magazine from 1951 to 1961.
Legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Henry Aldous Dixon
in 1957 and 1958.
He served as assistant professor of political science at Weber College from 1958 to 1960.
Administrative assistant to Utah Governor George Dewey Clyde
from 1960 to 1962.
He served as delegate, Republican National Convention, 1968.
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 unsuccessful nominee in 1970 to the United States Senate
.
He died aged 76 on November 27, 2002, in Ogden.
Burton was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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...
.
Born in Ogden, Utah
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
, Burton graduated from Ogden High School in 1944.
Enlisted in the United States Navy Air Corps and served from January 1945 to July 1946.
He graduated from Weber College at Ogden, in 1948, 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 1951, and from Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
at Logan in 1956.
Took postgraduate work at Georgetown and George Washington Universities, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in 1957 and 1958.
Public relations director and athletic manager at Weber College from 1948 to 1956.
Regional director for American College Public Relations Association in 1954 and 1955.
He was editor of National Junior College Athletic Association magazine from 1951 to 1961.
Legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Henry Aldous Dixon
Henry Aldous Dixon
Henry Aldous Dixon was a U.S. Representative from Utah and president of Weber College and Utah State Agricultural College.-Biography:...
in 1957 and 1958.
He served as assistant professor of political science at Weber College from 1958 to 1960.
Administrative assistant to Utah Governor George Dewey Clyde
George Dewey Clyde
George Dewey Clyde was an American politician and the tenth Governor of Utah, serving two terms from 1957 till 1965 as a Republican....
from 1960 to 1962.
He served as delegate, Republican National Convention, 1968.
Burton 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 Eighty-eighth
88th United States Congress
The Eighty-eighth 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, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of...
and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1971).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1970, but was an unsuccessful nominee in 1970 to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
.
He died aged 76 on November 27, 2002, in Ogden.
Burton was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.