Conrad B. Harrison

Conrad Bullen Harrison (July 15, 1911 - February 12, 2008) was the 29th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, from 1974 to 1976. He was appointed as a replacement for Jake Garn, who was elected to the United States Senate in 1974.

Personal life

Conrad Harrison was born on July 15, 1911, in Logan, Utah. He graduated from Logan High School in 1929. He was editor of the Logan High Grizzly newspaper.

He earned a bachelor's degree from Utah State University in 1937 where he edited the Student Life newspaper. He married Ruth Annie Layton in 1935 and together had five children.

Harrison was a journalist covering public affairs, sports and music. He worked for the Logan Herald Journal from May 1934 to October 1938 as the managing editor. He later worked at the Salt Lake Telegram, and the Deseret News from 1941 to 1960 where he started as a sports reporter and editor before he transferred to the city desk covering local government. He also sold real estate.

He died on February 12, 2008 at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah of causes incident to age.^[1] Funeral services were held on Thursday, February 21, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah; he was buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Harrison was a Latter-day Saint. He served for a time on the High Council of the Parley's Stake on the east side of Salt Lake City.

Civic organizations

Conrad Harrison was a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He also served on the Utah Symphony Orchestra Board when the board recommended that the Utah Symphony hire Maurice Abravanel as its conductor.^[2]

He also participated in:

Imperial Glee Club in Logan
Orpheus Club of Salt Lake
Deseret News Troubadours group.
Utah State Bowling Proprietors Association, once serving as its executive secretary
Utah State Institution of Fine Arts, once served as its chairman
Utah Concerts Council as a charter member
Bonneville Knife and Fork Club, once serving as its executive director

His papers are a part of the Manuscript Division of the Marriott Library at the University of Utah.

Politics and Local Government

In 1960, he was appointed to become the water commissioner by Mayor J. Bracken Lee. Harrison was elected to the City Commission in 1962, 1966 and 1970.

Harrison ran unsuccessfully for mayor against Jake Garn in 1972. Harrison was eventually appointed as Jake Garn's replacement as mayor in 1975.

Harrison ran against political newcomer Ted Wilson in the 1975 election for Salt Lake City Mayor, but lost. After his mayoral service, he helped Governor Scott Matheson with some government projects.

Publications

Five Thousand Concerts: A Commemorative History of the Utah Symphony, (Salt Lake City: Utah Symphony Society, 1986)

Notes

Political offices
Preceded by Jake Garn	Mayor of Salt Lake City 1974–1976	Succeeded by Ted Wilson

Mayors of Salt Lake City, Utah

Grant Smoot Wells Little Jennings Sharp Armstrong Scott Baskin Glendinning Clark Thompson Morris Thompson Bransford Park Ferry Bock Neslen Bowman Marcus Erwin Wallace Jenkins Glade Stewart Lee Garn Harrison Wilson DePaulis Corradini Anderson Becker Biskupski

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