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Leon Ward 1925 - 2009

Leon Ward of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT was born on August 22, 1925, and died at age 84 years old on December 16, 2009.
Leon Ward
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT 84117
August 22, 1925
December 16, 2009
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Leon Ward's History: 1925 - 2009

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  • 08/22
    1925

    Birthday

    August 22, 1925
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  • 12/16
    2009

    Death

    December 16, 2009
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    Leon Ward lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1925, in the year that Leon Ward was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1935, at the age of only 10 years old, Leon was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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