Frederick C. Loofbourow

{{Infobox officeholder |name = Frederick C. Loofbourow |image = Frederick C. Loofboutow (Utah Congressman).jpg |caption = ''Utah Independent'' (Salt Lake City, UT), April 13, 1911 |birth_date = {{Birth date|1874|02|08}} |birth_place = [[Atlantic, Iowa|Atlantic]], [[Iowa]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|07|08|1874|02|08}} |death_place = [[Salt Lake City]] [[Utah]] |state = [[Utah]] |district = [[Utah's 2nd congressional district|2nd]] |term_start = November 4, 1930 |term_end = March 3, 1933 |preceded = [[Elmer O. Leatherwood]] |succeeded = [[J. W. Robinson]] |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |alma_mater = [[University of California at Berkeley]] |profession = Lawyer |birth_name= Frederick Charles Loofbourow }}

'''Frederick Charles Loofbourow''' (February 8, 1874 – July 8, 1949) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from [[Utah]] from 1930 to 1933.

== Biography == Born in [[Atlantic, Iowa]],<ref>{{Citation | last = Salmon | first = Doris F. | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Loofbourow, Frederick Charles | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/l/LOOFBOUROW_FREDERICK.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221103115805/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/l/LOOFBOUROW_FREDERICK.shtml | archive-date = November 3, 2022 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = June 22, 2024}}</ref> 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 [[Admission to the bar in the United States|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 Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[71st United States Congress|Seventy-first]] Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Elmer O. Leatherwood]] and on the same day was elected to the [[72nd United States Congress|Seventy-second]] Congress and served from November 4, 1930, to March 3, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the [[73rd United States Congress|Seventy-third]] Congress and for election in 1934 to the [[74th United States Congress|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 == {{Election box begin no change | title= [[1930 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election]]<ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=718369 1930 Special Election Results]</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = [[Frederick C. Loofbourow]] | votes = 35,349 | percentage = 44.13 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Joshua H. Paul | votes = 33,915 | percentage = 42.34 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Liberty Party (US, 1932) | candidate = George N. Lawrence | votes = 10,591 | percentage = 13.22 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Socialist Party of America | candidate = Otto E. Parsons | votes = 253 | percentage = 0.32 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 80,108 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Republican Party (US) }} {{End}} {{Election box begin no change | title= [[1930 United States House of Representatives elections]]<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1930election.pdf 1930 Election Results]</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = [[Frederick C. Loofbourow]] | votes = 35,106 | percentage = 44.29 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Joshua H. Paul | votes = 33,618 | percentage = 42.41 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Liberty Party (US, 1932) | candidate = George N. Lawrence | votes = 10,303 | percentage = 13.00 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Socialist Party of America | candidate = Otto E. Parsons | votes = 239 | percentage = 0.30 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 79,266 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Republican Party (US) }} {{End}} {{Election box begin no change | title= [[1932 United States House of Representatives elections]]<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1932election.pdf 1932 Election Results]</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = [[J. W. Robinson]] | votes = 62,400 | percentage = 57.08 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = [[Frederick C. Loofbourow]] (Incumbent) | votes = 46,919 | percentage = 42.92 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 109,319 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing | winner = Democratic Party (US) | loser = Republican Party (US) }} {{End}} {{Election box begin no change | title= [[1934 United States House of Representatives elections]]<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1934election.pdf 1934 Election Results]</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = [[J. W. Robinson]] (Incumbent) | votes = 58,175 | percentage = 62.30 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (US) | candidate = [[Frederick C. Loofbourow]] | votes = 34,007 | percentage = 36.42 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Communist Party USA | candidate = Carl Bjork | votes = 788 | percentage = 0.84 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Socialist Party of America | candidate = A. L. Porter | votes = 405 | percentage = 0.43 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 93,375 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Democratic Party (US) }} {{End}}

==References== {{reflist}} {{CongBio|L000435}}

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