Laurence J. Burton

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Laurence J. Burton

Laurence Junior Burton (born October 30, 1926 in Ogden , Utah , †  November 27, 2002 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1963 and 1971 he represented the first constituency of the state of Utah in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and advancement

Laurence Burton attended Ogden High School until 1944 . He then joined the aviation division of the US Navy during the final stages of World War II . There he served between January 1945 and July 1946. Until 1948 he studied at Ogden College . During the 1950s, he continued his education at various universities in the United States. He was at the University of Utah until 1951 and then studied at Utah State University until 1956 . Finally he finished his studies in Washington , where he attended both Georgetown University and George Washington University until 1957 and 1958, respectively .

Even before going to the universities in Washington, Burton was director at Weber College from 1948 to 1956 , where he was responsible for public relations and sports. At the same time he was also regional director of the Association of All Public Relations of American Colleges. From 1951 to 1961 he also published a nationwide sports magazine for college students.

Political career

Laurence Burton became a member of the Republican Party . While studying in Washington, he was also assistant to then-Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon , who represented Utah's first constituency in Congress . Between 1958 and 1960 Burton was Assistant Professor of Political Science at Weber College and from 1960 to 1962 he was on the staff of Governor George Dewey Clyde . In the congressional elections of 1962 he was able to beat incumbent M. Blaine Peterson and take over his seat in the US House of Representatives on January 3, 1963. After he was confirmed in office in the following years, Laurence Burton could remain in Congress until January 3, 1971. In 1968 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention , where Richard Nixon was nominated for the second time since 1960 as the party's presidential candidate.

In the 1970 congressional election, Burton no longer ran for the US House of Representatives. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . After that, he no longer appeared politically.

Web links

  • Laurence J. Burton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)