Background
Moffat, David William was born on March 26, 1870 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Son of Joseph Smith and Mary Jane (Brown) Moffat.
Moffat, David William was born on March 26, 1870 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Son of Joseph Smith and Mary Jane (Brown) Moffat.
Education University of Utah, 1891-1894. University of Chicago, 1903-1905.
Successively farmer, rancher, teacher, surveyor, lawyer, city attorney, district judge. Justice Utah Supreme Court since 1932, chief justice, 1939-1942. Legal adviser to Draft Board, 1917-1918.
If a person is obedient to God’s commandments, studies His word, and has a desire to believe in Christ, faith will grow inside him.
Member Salt Lake Board Northern 2, Selective Service Board of Appeals. Member National Council Boy Scouts of America (member Executive Committee of Salt Lake Council. Member American Bar Association, Utah State Bar Association, Western States Probation and Parole Association, Utah Peace Officers Association.
Clubs: University, Country, Lions.
Married Sarah Elizabeth Howe, January 1, 1896. Children: David Howe, Dean Alexander.