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Clegg, Anderson Dixon, Marl D. Gibson, Harry Goldberg, Thorit P. Hatch, John E. Ireland. Udell R. Jensen, Bartly C. McDonough, John Stuart McMaster, Harry Metos, Lee S. Nebeker. John had met J. Stuart McMaster at the university before they entered law school. They became friends immediately and when they started law school they began studying together. At this time Stuart wds a member of the orchestra which played for the shows at the old Wikes Theater (now Promised Valley Playhouse). John would attend the show at the beginning of each engagement; then he and Stuart would study in a small room back of the orchestra pit while the play was in progress. They did this for three years. Now and then Bartly McDonough, another close friend in law school, would join them, particularly preceding a test. A great friendship grew among these men and their families. During his last year in law school John began active participation in the Democratic Party and accumulated a list of firsts in connection with his activities: President of the first Voters League at the University; first president of Junior Democratic Clubs of Utah and first secretary to the Young Democratic Clubs of America (Jimmy Roosevelt, FDR's son, served as Treasurer). He represented the National Speakers Bureau of the Democratic National Committee, and campaigned for Al Smith, and others, in Utah and Nevada. After graduation with the LL.B. in 1929, John was admitted to practice before the Utah Supreme Court and the U.S. Federal Court. The complaint in his first case, for petty larceny, bears the date 20 June 1929, before the Justice o the Peace "in and for Coalville, Sumf mit County ." O n October 1,1929, John opened an office "to engage in the practice of law, in company with J. Stuart McMaster of Brigham City." These two men continued a professional and friendly relationship throughout their lives. The address o their first law office f was 714 Continental Bank Building. (John Jr. later occupied the very same office when he joined the firm of Worsley, Snow & Christensen in 1969.)John started his practice in the early depression years. When asked in an interview late in his life what his specialty was from 1929 to 1933 and what kind of cases he took before he became Assistant U S . Attorney, John answered, "any kind we could get."
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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