Lorin N. Pace Explained

Lorin N. Pace
State:Utah
State Senate:Utah
District:9th
Term Start:1986
Term End:1991
Office2:Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 34th district
Term Start2:1964
Term End2:1986
Party:Republican
Birth Date:15 August 1925
Birth Place:Miami, Arizona, U.S.
Profession:Attorney
Residence:Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse:Marilynn Pace

Lorin Nelson Pace (born August 15, 1925) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives and Utah State Senate.[1] An attorney, Pace attended Emporia State University (Bachelor of Arts), Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Laws), and the University of Utah (Juris Doctor)[2] He worked with the United States Department of State as a foreign service officer from 1954 to 1956 at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, where he also served as president of the San Pedro Sula Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the first half of 1956. From 1956-1960 Pace served as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

During his time in the House of Representatives, Pace served as Speaker of the House in 1969 and as Minority Leader from 1971 to 1975.[3] He was defeated in the Republican primary for the 1990 election by Delpha Baird.[4] After his legislative career, he served on the board of directors of Canton Industrial. In the early 1990s Pace worked as a government consultant in El Salvador.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Industry Documents Library.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020174933/http://tobaccodocuments.org/nysa_ti_s1/tcal0282782.txt . 2014-10-20 .
  3. Web site: Canton announces appointment of Lorin N. Pace..
  4. Web site: Baird Beat Pace in GOP Primary for Utah Senate. 12 September 1990. DeseretNews.com.