Utah's 1st congressional district

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Utah District 1 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the northwest area of Utah, including Ogden, Logan, Tooele, the northwest portion of Salt Lake City, and the entirety of the Great Salt Lake. The current Representative from District 1 is Republican Rob Bishop.

[edit] Representatives

Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 1st District.

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Occupation
Clarence Emir Allen	1896	1897	Republican	Salt Lake City	Lawyer, Educator & Miner
William H. King	1897	1899	Democrat	Fillmore	Lawyer
Brigham Henry Roberts	1899*	1899	Democrat	Davis County	Author
William H. King	1900	1901	Democrat	Fillmore	Lawyer
George Sutherland	1901	1903	Republican	Provo	Lawyer
Joseph Howell	1903	1917	Republican	Logan	Educator
Milton H. Welling	1917	1921	Democrat	Farmington	Merchant
Don B. Colton	1921	1933	Republican	Vernal	Lawyer
Abe Murdock	1933	1941	Democrat	Beaver	Lawyer
Walter K. Granger	1941	1953	Democrat	Cedar City	Farmer
Douglas R. Stringfellow	1953	1955	Republican	Draper	Veteran & Newscaster
Henry Aldous Dixon	1955	1961	Republican	Provo	Educator
M. Blaine Peterson	1961	1963	Democrat	Ogden	Lawyer
Laurence Burton	1963	1971	Republican	Ogden	Veteran & Entrepreneur
K. Gunn McKay	1971	1981	Democrat	Ogden	Veteran & Educator
James V. Hansen	1981	2003	Republican	Farmington	Veteran & Businessman
Rob Bishop	2003	present	Republican	Kaysville	Educator

* Brigham Henry Roberts was not allowed to take his seat because he practiced polygamy.

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