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List of governors of Utah

The Governor of Utah is the head of the executive branch of Utah's state government[2] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces.[3]

Governor of Utah
Seal of the Governor of Utah (2011).svg
Seal of the Governor
Spencer Cox in 2017.jpg
Incumbent
Spencer Cox
since January 4, 2021
StyleThe Honorable
ResidenceUtah Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable, no term limits
Inaugural holderHeber Manning Wells
FormationJanuary 6, 1896
DeputyDeidre Henderson
Salary$109,470 (2013)[1]

List of governors

      Republican (11)           Democratic (6)

Governor Term of office Party Term[note 1] Previous office Lt. Governor
[note 2]
1     Heber Manning Wells
August 11, 1859 – March 12, 1938
(aged 78) 		January 6, 1896
–
January 2, 1905 		Republican 1 Delegate to the
Utah Constitutional Convention
(1895) 		None
2
2     John Christopher Cutler
February 5, 1846 – July 30, 1928
(aged 82) 		January 2, 1905
–
January 4, 1909 		Republican 3 Salt Lake County Clerk (1884-1890)
3     William Spry
January 11, 1864 – April 21, 1929
(aged 65) 		January 4, 1909
–
January 1, 1917 		Republican 4 United States Marshal for the District of Utah (1906-1908)
5
4     Simon Bamberger
February 27, 1846 – October 6, 1926
(aged 80) 		January 1, 1917
–
January 3, 1921 		Democratic 6 Utah State Senator
(1903–1913)
5     Charles R. Mabey
October 4, 1877 – April 26, 1959
(aged 81) 		January 3, 1921
–
January 5, 1925 		Republican 7 Utah State Representative
(1913–1915)
6     George Dern
September 8, 1872 – August 27, 1936
(aged 63) 		January 5, 1925
–
January 2, 1933 		Democratic 8 Utah State Senator
(1914–1923)
9
7     Henry H. Blood
October 1, 1872 – June 19, 1942
(aged 69) 		January 2, 1933
–
January 6, 1941 		Democratic 10 Chairman, Utah State Road Commission
11
8     Herbert B. Maw
March 11, 1893 – November 17, 1990
(aged 97) 		January 6, 1941
–
January 3, 1949 		Democratic 12 President of the Utah State Senate
(1934–1938)
13
9     J. Bracken Lee
January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996
(aged 97) 		January 3, 1949
–
January 7, 1957 		Republican 14 Mayor of Price
(1935–1948)
15
10     George Dewey Clyde
July 21, 1898 – April 2, 1972
(aged 73) 		January 7, 1957
–
January 4, 1965 		Republican 16 Director, Utah Water and Power Board
17
11     Calvin L. Rampton
November 6, 1913 – September 16, 2007
(aged 93) 		January 4, 1965
–
January 3, 1977 		Democratic 18 Davis County Attorney
(1938–1940)
19
20   Clyde L. Miller
12     Scott M. Matheson
January 8, 1929 – October 7, 1990
(aged 61) 		January 3, 1977
–
January 7, 1985 		Democratic 21 None   David Smith Monson
[note 3]
22
13   Norman H. Bangerter
January 4, 1933 – April 14, 2015
(aged 82) 		January 7, 1985
–
January 4, 1993 		Republican 23 Utah State Representative
(1975–1985) 		  W. Val Oveson
24
14     Mike Leavitt
(1951-02-11) February 11, 1951 (age 73) 		January 4, 1993
–
November 5, 2003 		Republican    
25
    		Member, Utah State Board of Regents   Olene Walker
   
26
   
27
15     Olene Walker
November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015
(aged 85) 		November 5, 2003
–
January 3, 2005
[note 4]		 Republican 4th
Lieutenant Governor of Utah
(1993–2003) 		  Gayle McKeachnie
16     Jon Huntsman Jr.
(1960-03-26) March 26, 1960 (age 64) 		January 3, 2005
–
August 11, 2009 		Republican    
28
    		11th
United States Ambassador
to Singapore
(1992–1993) 		  Gary Herbert
29
17     Gary Herbert
(1947-05-07) May 7, 1947 (age 77) 		August 11, 2009
–
January 4, 2021 		Republican 6th
Lieutenant Governor of Utah
(2005–2009) 		  Greg Bell
(Sept. 1, 2009 – Oct. 16, 2013)
   
30
   
Spencer Cox
(Oct. 16, 2013 – Jan. 4, 2021)
   
31
   
18     Spencer Cox
(1975-07-11) July 11, 1975 (age 49) 		January 4, 2021
–
Incumbent 		Republican 32 8th
Lieutenant Governor of Utah
(2013–2021) 		  Deidre Henderson

List Of Governors Of Utah Media

  • en:Brigham Young, Copy negative from a Daguerreotype. Part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

  • Photo of Alfred Cumming, governor of the territory of Utah from 1857-1861.

  • Photo of John W Dawson, governor of the territory of Utah in 1861.

  • Photo of Stephen Selwyn Harding, governor of the territory of Utah from 1862-1863.

  • Photo of James Duane Doty, governor of the territory of Utah from 1863-1865. Governor of Wisconsin and Member of the House of Representatives from Wisconsin.

  • Photo of Charles Durkee, governor of the territory of Utah from 1865-1869. United States Senator from Wisconsin and Congressman from Wisconsin.

  • Photo of John Wilson Shaffer, governor of the territory of Utah in 1870.

  • Photo of Vernon H Vaughan, governor of the territory of Utah from 1870-1871.

  • George Lemuel Woods portrait

  • Photo of Samuel Beach Axtell, governor of the territory of Utah in 1875. Governor of the territory of New Mexico and Member of the House of Representatives from Californ

Notes

  1. ↑ Each term for which a governor is elected is listed here; if multiple governors served in a single term, due to resignations, deaths, and the like, then that term will be shared among those governors. If a governor was elected multiple times, then there will be multiple terms listed for that governor.
  2. ↑ The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1976.[4] Lieutenant governors were elected separately from the governor until 1980; those that represented a different party from their governor are noted.
  3. ↑ Represented the Republican Party
  4. ↑ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term

References

  1. ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ UT Const. art. VII, § 5
  3. ↑ UT Const. art. VII, § 4
  4. ↑ Taxes, funds hot issues for Legislature. Salt Lake City. January 10, 1976. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ovQoAAAAIBAJ&pg=7106,2264034&dq=lt+governor+created+utah&hl=en. Retrieved April 28, 2010. 


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