Calvin L. Rampton

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Calvin L. Rampton

Calvin Lewellyn Rampton (born November 6, 1913 in Bountiful , Utah , † September 16, 2007 in Holladay , Utah) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ), who was governor of the state of Utah from 1965 to 1977 .

Early years

Rampton earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah , then attended George Washington University, and then completed a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Utah Law School . He also served in the Utah National Guard in early 1932 and later in the US Army in Europe during World War II , where he received a Bronze Star . After the war ended, he returned to the United States , where he became Davis County Attorney and then Assistant Attorney General of Utah.

Governor of Utah

He was elected governor of Utah in 1964 and served from January 4, 1965 to January 3, 1977. Rampton was the first governor in Utah history to be re-elected twice. His administration focused on industrial development, promoting tourism in Utah, increasing educational resources, and expanding construction programs in anticipation of increasing demand that would be placed in higher education due to a rapidly growing population. He founded the Industrial Promotion Council and the Utah Travel Council . He also introduced civil law legislation, which was adapted to federal policy. He formed the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (Little Hoover Commission) , which was designed to consolidate and streamline Utah's government operations. He has also served on the National Governors Association 's Executive Committee for several terms . In the final months of his third term, Rampton was preoccupied with the controversial issue of the death penalty . Although Gary Gilmore , a convicted murderer who was sentenced to death, which was also his own request, Rampton suspended the death penalty until the Parole Board had sufficient time to reconsider the case. After the review was completed, the death penalty was accepted and Gilmore was executed two weeks later after Rampton left office.

Another résumé

Rampton returned to his legal practice.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He had four children with his wife, Lucybeth Cardon.

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SURNAME Rampton, Calvin L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rampton, Calvin Lewellyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and governor of Utah
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Bountiful , Utah
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 2007
Place of death Holladay , Utah