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Colton, Hugh W. (Hugh Wilkens), 1901-1990


  • [Hugh W. Colton (1901-1990) was a lawyer and rancher in Utah.]

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    • Birth Date

        1901-01-11

    • Death Date

        1990-04-14

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    • Birth Place

        Vernal, Utah

    • Associated Language

        English

    • Occupation

      (itoamc) Rancher

      (itoamc) Lawyer

      (raam) Business professional

      (itoamc) Soldier

      (itoamc) Missionary

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    • Sources

      • found: Hugh W. Colton diary, 1920-1922(Hugh W. Colton)
      • found: Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Jan. 16, 2007(Hugh Wilkens Colton; b. 1901; d. 1990)
      • found: Ancestry.com, viewed Jan. 16, 2007(Hugh W. Colton; Hugh Wilkens Colton; b. Jan. 11, 1901 in Vernal, Utah; d. Apr. 14, 1990 in Vernal, Utah)
      • found: New York times, Apr. 18, 1990(Hugh W. Colton; rancher and lawyer; co-founder of Hot Shoppes Restaurants, which later became Marriott International; gradutate of the University of Utah and George Washington Law School; Army veteran of D-Day Invasion; director of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
      • found: Deseret news, Apr. 16, 1990(Hugh Wilkins Colton; b. Jan. 11, 1901 in Maeser, Uintah County, to Sterling Driggs and Nancy Adeline Wilkins Colton; graduated from the University of Utah; m. Marguerite Maughan; served as secretary to Reed Smoot and as secretary of the Public Buildings Commission while working on a law degree at George Washington University; in 1927 Colton and J. Willard Marriott opened Hot Shoppes restaurants in Washington, D.C., later evolved into Marriott Corporation; Colton sold his interest in the venture to Marriott for $5,000 after helping open three Hot Shoppes; returned to Ashley Valley to practice law and raise cattle; served as president and director of the Uintah County and the Utah State Cattlemen's associations, a vice president and director of the American Cattlemen's Association, and a director of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame; received the state association's Distinguished Cattleman's Award in 1972; expert in grazing, water, and natural resources law; served as county and city attorney; interested in water conservation and development and was active in obtaining funding for the Upper Colorado River Project and the building of dams in eastern Utah; instrumental in forming the Uintah Water Conservancy District and was a director of the Utah Water and Power Board; member of the Utah National Guard, where he commanded Company B of the 115th Combat Engineer Battalion; participated in D-Day invasion as commander of the 1104th Engineer Combat Group; promoted to Colonel by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower; received a Purple Heart, Silver Star with an oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, French Croix de Guerre and a Belgium Medal of Honor; president of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and Rodeo, and chairman of the finance committees for the Uintah County Hospital and Ashley Stake Center; served in leadership positions in the LDS Church and spent 27 months in the church's Eastern States Mission)

    • General Notes

      • [Hugh W. Colton (1901-1990) was a lawyer and rancher in Utah.]

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      • 2007-01-16: new
      • 2012-06-07: revised

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