Roger I. McDonough

Roger I. McDonough (September 29, 1892 – November 25, 1966) was an American judge. He presided over Utah's Third Judicial District Court for ten years. Then in 1938 he was elected to the Utah Supreme Court, where he went on to serve as chief justice from 1947 to 1948 and 1954 to 1959. At the time of his death, his tenure was the longest of any judge or justice in the state's history. McDonough was known for his mediation efforts during the Strike wave of 1945–1946. In the response to the post-war labor crisis, President Harry S. Truman appointed him to the National Labor Relations Board. In this role, he served on multiple emergency fact-finding committees to help settle labor disputes in the steel and railroad industries. McDonough was a member of the Sierra Club of Salt Lake City and served as its president in 1944. He was named to the Who's Who in America list beginning in 1946. Personal life and education Roger I. McDonough was born September 29, 1892, in Park City, Utah. He was the son of Irish immigrants Bartley and Minnie Power McDonough. Upon graduation from Park City High School, he was hired to teach history and geography and eventually became principal of the Jefferson School. McDonough joined the army on October 3, 1917 and was commissioned as second lieutenant in the field artillery at Camp Jackson. Following the war, he received his education from Notre Dame University and the University of Utah Law School. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and served as the organization's state deputy from 1921 to 1922. He was married to Mildred Ann Devine by Catholic Archbishop John Joseph Mitty in San Francisco in May 1932. Together they raised five children; Roger James McDonough, John Vincent McDonough, Anne Moore (McDonough), Edward McDonough, and Gerald McDonough.