Frederick Charles Loofbourow (February 8, 1874 – July 8, 1949) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a

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from

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from 1930 to 1933.

Biography

Born in

Atlantic, Iowa Atlantic is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Iowa, United States, located along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 6,792 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 7,257 population in 2000. History Atlantic was founded ...

, Loofbourow was educated in the common schools of Iowa. He moved with his parents to Utah in 1889. He graduated from the

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, in 1892, and from the law department of the

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in 1896.

Early career

He was

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the same year and commenced practice in

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. 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.

Congress

Loofbourow was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Elmer O. Leatherwood and on the same day was elected to the Seventy-second Congress and served from November 4, 1930, to March 3, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress and for election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress.

Later career and death

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.

Electoral history

References

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