Lamont Toronto
Lamont Toronto | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Utah | |
| In office 1953–1963 | |
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives | |
| In office 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lamont Felt Toronto February 21, 1914 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | January 1971 (aged 56) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Helen Davidson (m. 1940) |
| Parent(s) | Albert Toronto Minnie Etta Felt |
| Relatives | Joseph Toronto (grandfather) |
| Profession | Politician |
Lamont Felt Toronto (February 21, 1914 – January 1971)[1] was a Utah politician. He was Secretary of State of Utah from 1953 to 1963. He also served in the Utah state House of Representatives.
Toronto was a member of the Republican Party. He served in the Utah Legislature in 1947.
Toronto was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a grandson of Joseph Toronto and the brother of Wallace F. Toronto. In 1914, Toronto married Helen Davidson (died 2009). From 1965 to 1968, Toronto served as president of the LDS Church's Canadian Mission, based in Toronto, Ontario.[2] while presiding over the Canadian Mission Toronto also served on Canada's Centennial Planning Commission.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Lamont Toronto". Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Canada Toronto West | Presidents".
- ^ Roy Prete. Canadian Mormons. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, p. 384
References
[edit]- The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Tooley to Tostofson
- Lamont Toronto entry in New Family Search[full citation needed]
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1970 deaths
- American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- American Mormon missionaries in Canada
- Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives
- Mission presidents (LDS Church)
- 20th-century American politicians
- Latter Day Saints from Utah
- Secretaries of state of Utah