Lamont Toronto
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 . 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[]
- ^ "Lamont Toronto". Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Canada Toronto West | Presidents".
- ^ Roy Prete. Canadian Mormons. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, p. 384
References[]
- 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
- Members of the Utah House of Representatives
- Mission presidents (LDS Church)
- Utah Republicans
- 20th-century American politicians
- Latter Day Saints from Utah
- Secretaries of State of Utah