Hiram Evans Booth (October 25, 1860 – July 9, 1940) was a Utah State Senator and United States Attorney.
Hiram Booth | |
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| United States Attorney for Utah | |
| In office 1906–1914 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Lippman |
| Succeeded by | William W. Ray |
| Member of the Utah State Senate | |
| In office 1895–1897 | |
| Member of the Utah Territorial Assembly | |
| In office 1894 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hiram Evans Booth October 25, 1860 Postville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1940 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Carrie M. Robinson
(m. 1886; died 1887)Lillian B. Redhead (m. 1889) |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
editHiram Booth was born near Postville, Iowa on October 25, 1860.[1][2]
A Liberal and then a Republican, Booth was active in Utah politics for decades.[3] He served in the last Utah Territorial Assembly in 1894, and was a senator in the 1st Utah State Legislature from 1895 to 1897. He was United States Attorney for Utah for two terms, beginning in 1906.[1][4]
Personal life
editHe married Carrie M. Robinson on August 26, 1886 and they had one daughter. However, his wife died in December 1887. He remarried, to Lillian B. Redhead, on May 29, 1889, and they had two children.[1]
He died in Los Angeles on July 9, 1940.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Press Reference Library Notables of the West. Vol. II. International News Service. 1915. p. 246. Retrieved July 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Booth at The Political Graveyard
- ^ United States Congressional serial set, Issue 4933, Document No. 486, In The Matter of The Protests Against The Right of Hon. Reed Smoot, A Senator From the State of Utah, To Hold His Seat, Volume II, pages 705-742
- ^ a b "Death Claims Former Utah G.O.P. Leader". The Salt Lake Tribune. July 11, 1940. p. 24. Retrieved July 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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