Harold G. Christensen

Harold G. Christensen
23rd United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
1988 – May 22, 1989[1]
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byArnold Burns
Succeeded byDonald B. Ayer
Personal details
Born(1926-06-25)June 25, 1926
Springville, Utah, U.S.
DiedNovember 14, 2012(2012-11-14) (aged 86)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan

Harold G. Christensen (June 25, 1926 – November 14, 2012) was an American attorney who served as United States Deputy Attorney General from 1988 to 1989.[2]

At the age of 17, he served as a medic in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. He later attended the University of Utah for his undergraduate degree and the University of Michigan, where he obtained his law degree in 1951.[3]

He briefly served as President Reagan's acting attorney general due to the resignation of Edwin Meese.

He died of cancer on November 14, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 86.[4]

  1. ^ https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3Aais9830.13.02.0080/pages
  2. ^ Leslie Maitland Werner (1988-05-24). "Administration Is Ready to Name Two to Top Posts in Justice Dept". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  3. ^ Adams, Brooke (November 16, 2012). "Hal Christensen was ultimate attorney and mentor, say friends, family". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ Brooke Adams (2012-11-16). "Hal Christensen was ultimate attorney and mentor, say friends, family". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2017-05-07.