Politics and Committees
In 1918, W.H. was nominated by the Republican Party to run for the United States Congress. He also ran unsuccessfully for governor of Utah in 1928.
He was appointed to the Flood Relief Committee by Governor Mabey on August 17, 1923, and appointed to the Christmas Seal Sale Advisory Committee in 1924.
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