George W. Emery (August 13, 1835 – July 10, 1909) was the eleventh governor of Utah Territory. Emery was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant for Supervisor of Internal Revenue for the confederate states from 1870 to 1874 and governor in 1875. After his term ended in 1880, the Utah Legislature named Emery County, Utah in honor of him.[1]
George W. Emery | |
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| Governor of Utah Territory | |
| In office 1875–1880 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Preceded by | Samuel Beach Axtell |
| Succeeded by | Eli Houston Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1835 Penobscot, Maine |
| Died | July 10, 1909 (aged 73) Marshfield, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marcia Hall |
| Profession | Lawyer |
References
edit- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 119.
- "George W. Emery". Utah History to Go. State of Utah. June 2, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- McMullin, Thomas A.; Walker, David (1984). Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors. Westport, Connecticut: Meckler Publishing. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4.
- Whitney, Orson F. (April 1893). History of Utah. Vol. 2. Salt Lake City: George Cannon & Sons Co. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- Murphy, Miriam B. (1995). "Territorial Governors". In Powell, Allan Kent (ed.). Utah History Encyclopedia (2. Dr. ed.). Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. ISBN 978-0-87480-425-6.
- Gerould, Samuel L. (1905). Biographical Sketches of the Class of 1858, Dartmouth College. Nashua, NH: Telegraph Publishing Co., Printers. p. 40.
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