Robert L. Larson

Robert Leonard Larson (September 20, 1898 – October 6, 1986) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from February 9, 1953, to April 1, 1971, appointed from Johnson County, Iowa. He was previously Attorney General of Iowa from 1947 to 1953. Personal life Larson was born in Fairfield, Iowa and graduated from Parsons College in 1921. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He later attended the University of Chicago before receiving his J.D. degree from the University of Iowa in 1930. While at Iowa he was initiated into Sigma Pi fraternity. After graduating he practiced law in Iowa City until 1943 while also teaching at public schools in Wapello and Anamosa. From 1937 to 1941 he was the city attorney of Iowa City and on the Johnson County Republican Central Committee. Larson was a member of the American Legion, Freemasons, Shriners, the American Bar Association, and the Rotary.