David Daniel Marriott

David Daniel Marriott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985
Preceded by	Allan Turner Howe
Succeeded by	David Smith Monson
Personal details
Born	(1939-11-02) November 2, 1939 (age 85) Bingham, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marilyn Tingey (m.1965)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Utah (BS)
Military service
Allegiance	United States  Utah
Branch/service	Utah Air National Guard
Years of service	1958-1963

David Daniel Marriott (born November 2, 1939) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1977 to 1985.

Early life and education

Born in Bingham, Utah, Marriott was educated in the public schools of Sandy, Utah, and graduated from Jordan High School in 1958. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah in 1967 and was designated as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) by the American College of Life Underwriters in 1968.^{[citation needed]}

Career

He later worked as a life insurance agent and was the owner/president of a Utah-based firm specializing in business and pension consultation from 1968 to 1976. Marriott also served in the Utah Air National Guard from 1958 to 1963.^[1]

Congress

Marriott was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in 1976. He won re-election three times, serving in the House for four terms from 1977 to 1985.

Later political campaigns

He was not a candidate for re-election in 1984, instead running for governor of Utah. In the 1984 Utah gubernatorial election, he lost to state House speaker Norm Bangerter, 94,421 to 72,883.^[2] He ran for his former House seat in 1990, but lost the Republican primary to Genevieve Atwood.^{[citation needed]}

Later career

Marriott served as a Mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2002 to 2005. He served in the South Africa Cape Town Mission.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah and has 12 grandchildren.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Haymond, Jay M. "David Daniel Marriott". Utah.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
2. "Liberal to Face Conservative in Utah's Gubernatorial Race". The New York Times. August 23, 1984. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

Sources

• United States Congress. "David Daniel Marriott (id: M000143)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Allan Turner Howe	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985	Succeeded by David Smith Monson
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Raul Labrador as Former US Representative	Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative	Succeeded by Jason Chaffetz as Former US Representative

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress