Frederick C. Loofbourow | |
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.jpg) Utah Independent (Salt Lake City, UT), April 13, 1911 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromUtah's2nd district | |
| In office November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Elmer O. Leatherwood |
| Succeeded by | J. W. Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Charles Loofbourow (1874-02-08)February 8, 1874 |
| Died | July 8, 1949(1949-07-08) (aged 75) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Frederick Charles Loofbourow (February 8, 1874 – July 8, 1949) was an American lawyer and politician who served as aU.S. Representative fromUtah from 1930 to 1933.
Born inAtlantic, Iowa,[1] Loofbourow was educated in the common schools of Iowa.He moved with his parents to Utah in 1889.He graduated from theOgden Military Academy,Ogden, Utah, in 1892, and from the law department of theUniversity of California at Berkeley in 1896.
He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inSalt Lake City, Utah.He served as district attorney of the third judicial district of Utah from 1905 to 1911, and district judge from 1911 to 1916.He resumed the practice of law.
Loofbourow was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofElmer O. Leatherwood and on the same day was elected to theSeventy-second Congress and served from November 4, 1930, to March 3, 1933.He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to theSeventy-third Congress and for election in 1934 to theSeventy-fourth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Salt Lake City, until his retirement.
He died in Salt Lake City, July 8, 1949.His remains were cremated and the ashes scattered.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederick C. Loofbourow | 35,349 | 44.13 | |
| Democratic | Joshua H. Paul | 33,915 | 42.34 | |
| Liberty | George N. Lawrence | 10,591 | 13.22 | |
| Socialist | Otto E. Parsons | 253 | 0.32 | |
| Total votes | 80,108 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederick C. Loofbourow | 35,106 | 44.29 | |
| Democratic | Joshua H. Paul | 33,618 | 42.41 | |
| Liberty | George N. Lawrence | 10,303 | 13.00 | |
| Socialist | Otto E. Parsons | 239 | 0.30 | |
| Total votes | 79,266 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. W. Robinson | 62,400 | 57.08 | |||
| Republican | Frederick C. Loofbourow (Incumbent) | 46,919 | 42.92 | |||
| Total votes | 109,319 | 100.0 | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. W. Robinson (Incumbent) | 58,175 | 62.30 | |
| Republican | Frederick C. Loofbourow | 34,007 | 36.42 | |
| Communist | Carl Bjork | 788 | 0.84 | |
| Socialist | A. L. Porter | 405 | 0.43 | |
| Total votes | 93,375 | 100.0 | ||
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This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromUtah's 2nd congressional district November 4, 1930 - March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by |
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