When Thomas Olaf Shortt was born on 20 July 1906, in Hordaland, Norway, his father, Charles Shortt, was 27 and his mother, Matilde Olina Andersdtr Johnsen, was 20. He married Maxine Connell on 21 January 1938, in Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950 and Norway in 2002. He died on 16 January 2002, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
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English, Scottish, and Irish: variant of Short .
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