Frederick C. Loofbourow

Frederick Charles Loofbourow (February 8, 1874 – July 8, 1949) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Utah from 1930 to 1933.

Frederick C. Loofbourow
Utah Independent (Salt Lake City, UT), April 13, 1911
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 2nd 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 Atlantic, Iowa
Died	July 8, 1949(1949-07-08) (aged 75) Salt Lake City Utah
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of California at Berkeley
Profession	Lawyer

Biography

Born in Atlantic, Iowa,^[1] Loofbourow was educated in the common schools of Iowa. He moved with his parents to Utah in 1889. He graduated from the Ogden Military Academy, Ogden, Utah, in 1892, and from the law department of the University of California at Berkeley in 1896.

Early career

He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Salt 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.

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

1930 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election^[2]

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
	Republican hold

1930 United States House of Representatives elections^[3]

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
	Republican hold

1932 United States House of Representatives elections^[4]

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
	Democratic gain from Republican

1934 United States House of Representatives elections^[5]

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
	Democratic hold