Walter K. Granger

Walter K. Granger
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byAbe Murdock
Succeeded byDouglas R. Stringfellow
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
In office
1932-1937
Mayor of Cedar City
In office
1930-1932
In office
1923-1926
Personal details
BornWalter Keil Granger
(1888-10-11)October 11, 1888
St. George, Utah Territory
DiedApril 21, 1978(1978-04-21) (aged 89)
Cedar City, Utah, U.S.
Resting placeCedar City Cemetery
PartyDemocratic
Alma materBranch Agricultural College
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service Marine Corps
Years of service
1918–1919
Rank Sergeant
UnitEleventh Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I

Walter Keil Granger (October 11, 1888 – April 21, 1978) was an American politician who served six terms as a U.S. representative from Utah from 1941 to 1953.

Biography

Born in St. George in the Utah Territory, Granger moved with his parents to Cedar City, in 1894.[1] He attended the public schools and graduated from Branch Agricultural College at Cedar City, Utah in 1909. From 1909 to 1911 Granger served as an LDS missionary in the Southern States Mission.[2]

Early career

Granger served as postmaster of Cedar City from 1914 to 1922. During this time he served overseas as a sergeant in the Eleventh Regiment of the United States Marine Corps from 1918 to 1919, which saw no combat in the waning days of World War I. He later twice served as mayor of Cedar City from 1923 to 1926 and 1930 to 1932. From 1926 until at least 1930 Granger was also the LDS Bishop of the Cedar 3rd Ward in Cedar City.[2]

Early political career

Advancing his political career, Granger served as member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1932 to 1937, and serving as speaker in 1935. He then served as member of the Public Service Commission of Utah from 1937 to 1940.

Congress

In 1941 Granger was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1941 to January 3, 1953). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1952 but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. In 1954 he was again an unsuccessful candidate, in the election to the 84th United States Congress.

Later career and death

Granger was engaged in agricultural pursuits and livestock raising and served as member of the board of trustees of Utah State Agricultural College.

After his political life he resumed his farming interests and from 1967 to 1970 served as member of the Board of Appeals of the United States Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture.

After retiring, he resided again in Cedar City, where he died April 21, 1978, at the age of 89. He was interred in Cedar City Cemetery.

Electoral history

1940 United States House of Representatives elections[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter K. Granger 62,654 57.13
Republican LeRoy B. Young 47,021 42.87
Total votes 109,675 100.0
Democratic hold
1942 United States House of Representatives elections[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter K. Granger (Incumbent) 36,297 50.19
Republican J. Bracken Lee 36,028 49.81
Total votes 72,325 100.0
Democratic hold
1944 United States House of Representatives elections[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter K. Granger (Incumbent) 59,755 57.79
Republican B. H. Stringham 43,642 42.21
Total votes 103,397 100.0
Democratic hold
1946 United States House of Representatives elections[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter K. Granger (Incumbent) 44,888 50.06
Republican David J. Wilson 44,784 49.94
Total votes 89,672 100.0
Democratic hold
1948 United States House of Representatives elections[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter K. Granger (Incumbent) 66,641 59.04
Republican David J. Wilson 46,229 40.96
Total votes 112,870 100.0
Democratic hold
1950 United States House of Representatives elections[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter K. Granger (Incumbent) 54,161 51.08
Republican Preston L. Jones 51,868 48.92
Total votes 106,029 100.0
Democratic hold
1952 United States House of Representatives elections[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Douglas R. Stringfellow 76,545 60.54
Democratic Ernest R. McKay 49,898 39.46
Total votes 126,443 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
1954 United States House of Representatives elections[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry Aldous Dixon 55,542 53.37
Democratic Walter K. Granger 48,535 46.63
Total votes 104,077 100.0
Republican hold

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Walter K. Granger (id: G000379)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

References

  1. ↑ Salmon, Doris F. (1994), "Granger, Walter Keil", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 21, 2024, retrieved May 3, 2024
  2. 1 2 Andrew Jensen. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 573
  3. ↑ "1940 Election Results" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "1942 Election Results" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "1944 Election Results" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "1946 Election Results" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "1948 Election Results" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "1950 Election Results" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "1952 Election Results" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "1954 Election Results" (PDF).

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