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|term_end= January 3, 1953

|term_end= January 3, 1953

|preceded=[[Burton K. Wheeler]]

|preceded=[[Burton K. Wheeler]]

|succeeded=[[Mike Mansfield]]

|succeeded=[[Mike Mansfield|Michael Joseph "Mike" Mansfield]]

|office2=Montana State Senator

|office2=Montana State Senator

|term_start2=1937

|term_start2=1937

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|spouse=Vera B. Harris Ecton (married 1921–1961, his death)

|spouse=Vera B. Harris Ecton (married 1921–1961, his death)

|children=Eloise Ecton

|children=Eloise Ecton (full name unavailable)<br>Zales Ecton, Jr.<br>(both deceased)  

(full name unavailable)<br>

Zales Ecton, Jr. (both deceased)  

|alma_mater=Montana State University at Bozeman

|alma_mater=Montana State University at Bozeman

[[University of Chicago]]

[[University of Chicago]]