Frank Edward Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was a moderate Democratic United States Senator from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1959 until 1977. Image File history File links Frank_Moss. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two extreme or radical viewpoints. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Moss chaired the Consumer Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee where he sponsored a measure requiring detailed labeling on cigarette packages noting the health hazards of smoking and banning tobacco advertising on radio and television. He also sponsored the Consumer Product Warranty and Guarantee Act (Moss-Magnuson Act), the Toy Safety Act, the Product Safety Act, and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate in charge of all senate matters related to the following subjects: Coast Guard Coastal zone management Communications Highway safety Inland waterways, except construction Interstate commerce Marine and ocean navigation, safety, and transportation Marine... A lit filtered cigarette will burn to ash from one end. ... Commercialism redirects here. ...

Early life, marriage, and descendants

Moss was the youngest of seven children of James and Maude Nixon Moss. He married Phyllis Hart on June 20, 1934 who died February 6, 2007. They had four children, Marilyn Moss Armstrong, Frank Edward Moss, Jr., Brian Hart Moss and Gordon Moss. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Education

Moss graduated from Salt Lake City's Granite High School in 1929, from the University of Utah in 1933, and from George Washington University Law School in 1937. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Granite High School is a public high school located at 3305 South 500 East in South Salt Lake, Utah. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Career

Moss worked on the legal staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1937 to 1939. He became a law clerk to Utah Supreme Court Justice James H. Wolfe in 1939. Moss was elected a judge of Salt Lake City's Municipal Court in 1940. He was on the Judge Advocate General's staff of the U.S. Army Air Corps in England during World War II. After the war Moss was reelected a Salt Lake City judge. In 1950 he was elected Salt Lake County Attorney was reelected in 1954. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, commonly referred to as the SEC, is the United States governing body which has primary responsibility for overseeing the regulation of the securities industry. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... In the United States and Canada, a law clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. ... The Utah Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Utah. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... This article is in reference to the U.S. JAG Corps. ... 1. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Salt Lake County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... The State Attorney (also called States Attorney or District Attorney or D.A.) is an appointed or elected official who is often the chief law enforcement officer of his or her respective county circuit or district. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He ran unsuccessfully in 1956 for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Utah. In 1958, Moss ran for the U.S. Senate against two-term incumbent Arthur V. Watkins, a close ally of both the Eisenhower administration and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (see also Mormon), and also against J. Bracken Lee, a non-Mormon and former two-term Utah governor (1949-57), who was running as an independent after losing to Watkins in the Republican primary. The Republican vote was split in the general election, largely over local dissatisfaction with Watkins' having chaired the committee that censured Senator Joseph McCarthy, and Moss won election with less than 40 percent of the vote. Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. ... List of Utah Governors Heber M. Wells Republican 1896-1905 John C. Cutler Republican 1905-1909 William Spry Republican 1909-1917 Simon Bamberger Democrat 1917-1921 Charles R. Mabey Republican 1921-1925 George H. Dern Democrat 1925-1933 Henry H. Blood Democrat 1933-1941 Herbert B. Maw Democrat 1941-1949... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Arthur V. Watkins was born in Midway, Wasatch County, Utah, on December 18, 1886. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most-recognized architectural symbol of Mormonism For other uses, see Mormon (disambiguation). ... Joseph Bracken Lee (January 7, 1899- October 20, 1996), better known as J. Bracken Lee, was a political figure in the state of Utah, United States. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A primary election is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election (nominating primary). ... This article or section should be merged with Spoiler effect A split vote, or vote splitting, occurs in an election when the existence of two or more candidates that represent relatively similar viewpoints among voters reduces the votes received by each of them, reducing the chances of any one of... Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin between 1947 and 1957. ...

Moss was elected to a second term in 1964, defeating Brigham Young University President Ernest L. Wilkinson. He was elected to a third term in 1970 defeating four-term Congressman Laurence Burton. He gained national prominence with regard to environmental, consumer, and health care issues. Moss became an expert on water issues and wrote The Water Crisis in 1967. He worked to secure additional national parks for Utah and started important investigations into the care of the elderly in nursing and retirement homes, and into physicians' abuses of the federal Medicaid program. He was also Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences from 1973 to 1977. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, often referred to as BYU, is the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Ernest L. Wilkinson was President of Brigham Young University. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... For the psychology topic, see Environmental psychology. ... Health care or healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... Political federalism is a political philosophy in which a group or body of members are bound together (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head. ... Medicaid is the US health insurance program for individuals and families with low incomes and resources. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences existed from 1958 to 1977, when it was folded into the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. ...

Moss ran for a fourth term unsuccessfully in 1976 against Orrin Hatch, afterwards returning to the practice of law in Washington, D.C. and Salt Lake City. As of 2006, Moss is the last Democrat to represent Utah in the Senate. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. ... Lady Justice is a personification of the law. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...