Cal Rampton
Calvin Lewellyn Rampton | |
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| File:CalvinLRampton.jpg | |
| 11th Governor of Utah | |
| In office January 4 1965 – January 3 1977 | |
| Preceded by | George Dewey Clyde |
| Succeeded by | Scott M. Matheson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1913 Bountiful, Utah |
| Died | September 16, 2007 (aged 93) Holladay, Utah |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lucybeth Cardon |
| Profession | Attorney |
Calvin Lewellyn Rampton (November 6, 1913 - September 16, 2007) was the Democratic governor of the state of Utah from 1965 to 1977.
The Calvin L. Rampton Complex which houses the Utah Department of Transport and the Utah Department of Public Safety is named after him. He was the first Utah governor to serve three terms. It was announced in July of 2007 that he is terminally ill with cancer. On Friday, August 10, 2007, he suffered a stroke, leaving him unable to speak. His son said in an interview with the Deseret Morning News on August 21, 2007, that Rampton was recovering from the stroke and was able to speak. Rampton died peacefully at CareSource Hospice in Holladay, Utah after a brief battle with Cancer. He was 93 years old.
References
- Utah History to Go
- Utah History Research Center
- An Interview with Former Gov. Rampton
- Calvin Rampton-Find A Grave Memorial
- Former Gov. Rampton Suffers Stroke
- Former Utah Gov. Cal Rampton suffers stroke
- Former Utah Gov. Rampton rebounding from stroke
- Cal Rampton: Former three-term governor dies at 93
- Former Utah Gov. Calvin Rampton Dies at 93
- http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695210831,00.html: Utah's longest-serving governor, Calvin Rampton, dead at age 93]
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