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George W. Emery

American politician

George W. Emery


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	(1830-08-13)August 13, 1830 Penobscot, Maine
Died	July 10, 1909(1909-07-10) (aged 78) Marshfield, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Profession	Lawyer

George W. Emery (August 13, 1830 – 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]

References

^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 119.

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