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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Joseph L. Rawlins |
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Salt Lake City, Utah , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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March 28, 1850
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| Died | May 24, 1926
(76 years)
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | Joseph Lafayette Rawlins
Father of Utah Statehood
Delegate from the Territory of Utah and a Senator from Utah; born at Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 28, 1850; attended the common schools and the University of Utah, Salt Lake City; pursued a classical course at Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.; professor at the University of Deseret, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1873-1875; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Salt Lake City, Utah; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1903; unsuccessful candidate for renomination; continued the practice of law; withdrew from public life and active business in 1921; died in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 24, 1926; interment in Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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