Harold G. Christensen Explained

Harold G. Christensen
Office:23rd United States Deputy Attorney General
President:Ronald Reagan
Term Start:1988
Term End:May 22, 1989[1]
Predecessor:Arnold Burns
Successor:Donald B. Ayer
Birth Date:25 June 1926
Birth Place:Springville, Utah, U.S.
Death Place:Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Party:Republican

Harold G. Christensen (June 25, 1926 – November 14, 2012) was an American attorney who served as United States Deputy Attorney General from 1988 to 1989.[2]

At the age of 17, he served as a medic in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. He later attended the University of Utah for his undergraduate degree and the University of Michigan, where he obtained his law degree in 1951.[3]

He briefly served as President Reagan's acting attorney general due to the resignation of Edwin Meese.

He died of cancer on November 14, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 86.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3Aais9830.13.02.0080/pages
  2. Web site: Leslie Maitland Werner . Administration Is Ready to Name Two to Top Posts in Justice Dept. . NYTimes.com . 1988-05-24 . 2017-05-07.
  3. News: Adams . Brooke . Hal Christensen was ultimate attorney and mentor, say friends, family . 10 November 2018 . Salt Lake Tribune . November 16, 2012.
  4. Web site: Brooke Adams . Hal Christensen was ultimate attorney and mentor, say friends, family . The Salt Lake Tribune . 2012-11-16 . 2017-05-07.