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04 Jan 2021

Abby Cox

First Lady Abby Palmer Cox has been married to Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox for the past 24 years. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, Abby grew up on a family…

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04 Jan 2021

Spencer Cox

A sixth-generation Utahn, Gov. Spencer J. Cox was born and raised in Fairview, a town of 1,247 residents located about two hours south of Salt Lake City. He graduated from…

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27 Sep 2019

Jeanette Herbert

Jeanette Herbert, first lady of Utah, was born in Preston, Idaho, and moved with her family as a young child to Springville, Utah. While attending college, she worked as a…

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Gary Herbert

Governor Gary R. Herbert took office in 2009 as Utah's 17th Governor. Governor Herbert was born and raised in Utah County, where he would eventually serve as a County Commissioner…

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01 Nov 2018

Heber Manning Wells

HEBER MANNING WELLS was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. After attending the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah), he became a tax collector in Salt Lake City…

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01 Nov 2018

John Christopher Cutler

JOHN CHRISTOPHER CUTLER was born in Sheffield, England. His parents converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Utah when he was eighteen. Cutler became…

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01 Nov 2018

William Spry

The first Utah governor to serve as chair of the National Governors Association, WILLIAM SPRY was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England. His family became members of The Church of Jesus…

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01 Nov 2018

Simon Bamberger

Born in Eberstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, SIMON BAMBERGER came to the United States as a teenager, settling in Utah in his mid-twenties. There he became involved in a variety of businesses,…

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01 Nov 2018

Charles Rendell Mabey

Born in Bountiful, Utah, CHARLES RENDELL MABEY graduated from the University of Utah in 1896 with a teaching certificate. During the next decade, he was a teacher and school administrator…

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01 Nov 2018

George Henry Dern

GEORGE HENRY DERN was a native of Scribner, Nebraska. He graduated from Fremont (Nebraska) Normal College in 1888 and attended the University of Nebraska in 1893 and 1894, where he…

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01 Nov 2018

Henry Hooper Blood

The first Utah governor to occupy the current Governor’s Mansion (donated in 1937), HENRY HOOPER BLOOD was born in Kaysville, Utah and attended Brigham Young College (later University). In addition…

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01 Nov 2018

Herbert Brown Maw

HERBERT BROWN MAW was born in Ogden, Utah. He received an LL.B. from the University of Utah in 1916, and both an M.A. and a J.D. from Northwestern University in…

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