Draft:Martin M. Larson

Martin Magnus Larson (July 11, 1885 – January 22, 1961)[1] was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1937 to 1946, and was chief justice from 1945 to 1946.[2]

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Larson defeated Elias Hansen to win election to the court in 1936.[2]

In 1946, Larson was defeated in a bid for reelection to the court by George W. Latimer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Noted Utah Jurist Dies; Was Native of Pl. Grove", The Provo Daily Herald (January 23, 1961), 4.
  2. ^ a b c Stephen W. Julien, "The Utah State Supreme Court and Its Justices, 1896-1976", 44 Utah Hist. Q. 267, 280-82 (1976).


Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
1937–1946
Succeeded by


Category:1885 births Category:1961 deaths Category:Justices of the Utah Supreme Court


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