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Show Served 50 Years r I c WALDEMA VAN COTT Long L.f.1 Cum, EM . VETERAN UTAH ATTORNEY DIES Waldemar Van Cott, 80, Succumbs Here Waldemar Van Cott. 80, an attorney, at-torney, who practiced in the courts of Utah and surrounding states for more than half a century, died Monday morning at his home In the Delvedere Apartment hote 29 South State street. A native of Salt Lake City, Mr. Van Cott was born December 11, 1859, a son of John and Laura Lund Van Cott, and received his early education here. He attended the University of Utah and was graduated from the law department depart-ment of the University of Michigan Michi-gan In 1885 with the degree of LL. B. Mr. Van Cott was admitted to the Utah territorial bar in 1885. He began practice here in partnership part-nership with Parley L. Williams. George Sutherland, who became U. S. senator from Utah and an associate asso-ciate justice of the United States supreme court, later entered the firm, which became Williams, Van Cott and Sutherland. This partnership continued until 1900, when the firm became Bennett, Ben-nett, Hark nets. Howat, Van Cott and Sutherland, which continued for two years, after which Mr. Van Cott became a member of the firm, Sutherland, Van Cott Allison. The latter organization continued until 1905, when the firm of Van Cott, Allison and Riter was formed. Mr. Allison retired in 1918, at which time Mr. Van Cott entered the firm of Van Cott, Riter and (Continued on Pan Flvtl (Column Three) VETERAN UTAH ATTORNEY DIES (Continued from Past Ono) Farnsworth. of which he waa senior partner at the time of his death. Mr. Van Cott's associates were P. T. Farnsworth Jr., B. R. Howell, W. Q. Van Cott, a son, and Grant H. Bagley. He was a member of the board of regents of the University of Utah and was Instrumental in the construction of the university on IU present site. , He subsequently became chairman of the board of regents and served for many years. Mr. Van Cott served two terms as president of the Utah State Bar and was a member of the American Bar association. He was a director of the Utah State National bank, Zion's Ssvlngs Bank and Trust company and of several Industrial corporations. He held membership in the Holland Hol-land Society of New York City, one of the oldest in America. He was an honorary member of the Alta club, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Country club. He married, on August 17, 1881, Ella Quayle, daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah Quayle, who survives him. Besides his widow, he Is survived sur-vived by the following sons and daughters: Pearl Van Cott Horst-mann, Horst-mann, Wassenaar, the Netherlands; Nether-lands; Nora Van Cott Niven, Los Angeles. Cel.; W. Q. Van Cott, Salt Lake City, and John D. Van Cott New York City. |