Governors of Utah Territory
During the territorial period, from 1850 to 1895, Utah's governors were
appointed by the president of the United States. With the exception of
Brigham Young, all the governors were outsiders and nonMormons. Often
referred to as carpetbaggers, most had practiced law and pursued
political office before arriving in Utah. A patronage appointment, the
governorship of Utah was a difficult and geographically remote
assignment, and some of those willing to accept posts in the western
territories were of marginal ability and character. Utah's territorial
governors represent a wide range of capabilities and accomplishments.
Name
|
Took Office
|
Left Office
|
Party
|
Biography
|
Brigham Young
|
1850
|
1858
|
|
Yes
|
Alfred Cumming
|
1858
|
1861
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
John W. Dawson
|
1861
|
1862
|
Democrat/Republican
|
Yes
|
Stephen Selwyn Harding
|
1862
|
1863
|
Liberal
|
Yes
|
James Duane Doty
|
1863
|
1865
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
Charles Durkee
|
1865
|
1869
|
Liberal/Republican
|
Yes
|
John Wilson Shaffer
|
1870
|
1870
|
|
Yes
|
Vernon H. Vaughan
|
1870
|
1871
|
|
Yes
|
George Lemuel Woods
|
1871
|
1875
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
Samuel Beach Axtell
|
1875
|
1875
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
George W. Emery
|
1875
|
1880
|
|
Yes
|
Eli Houston Murray
|
1880
|
1886
|
|
Yes
|
Caleb Walton West
|
1886
|
1888
|
|
Yes
|
Arthur Lloyd Thomas
|
1889
|
1893
|
|
Yes
|
Caleb Walton West
|
1893
|
1896
|
|
Yes
|
Governors of Utah Since Statehood
The State of Utah was Admitted
to the Union on January 4, 1896.
Name
| Took Office
| Left Office
| Party
| Biography
| Lieutenant Governor
|
Heber Manning Wells
|
1896
|
1905
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
None
|
John Christopher Cutler
|
1905
|
1909
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
None
|
William Spry
|
1909
|
1917
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
None
|
Simon Bamberger
|
1917
|
1921
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
None
|
Charles Rendell Mabey
|
1921
|
1925
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
None
|
George Henry Dern
|
1925
|
1933
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
None
|
Henry Hooper Blood
|
1933
|
1941
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
None
|
Herbert Brown Maw
|
1941
|
1949
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
None
|
Joseph Bracken Lee
|
1949
|
1957
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
None
|
George Dewey Clyde
|
1957
|
1965
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
None
|
Calvin Lewellyn Rampton
|
1965
|
1977
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
Clyde L. Miller
|
Scott Milne Matheson
|
1977
|
1985
|
Democrat
|
Yes
|
David S. Monson
|
Norman Howard Bangerter
|
1985
|
1993
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
W. Val Oveson
|
Michael Okerlund Leavitt
|
1993
|
2003
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
Olene S. Walker
|
Olene Smith Walker
|
2003
|
2005
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
Gayle McKeachnie
|
John Meade Huntsman, Jr.
|
2005
|
2009
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
Gary R. Herbert
|
Gary R. Herbert
|
2009
|
Incumbant
|
Republican
|
Yes
|
Greg Bell (Incumbant)
|
Source: Wikipedia
Submitted and transcribed by Barb Ziegenmeyer
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