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Utah: Territorial Governors


Governors of Utah Territory, 1850-96 (May be incomplete!)
Brigham Young 1850-58 Alfred Cumming 1858-61 John W. Dawson 1861 Stephen Selwyn Harding 1862-63 James D. Doty 1863-65 Charles Durkee 1865-69 J. Wilson Shaffer 1870 Vernon H. Vaughan 1870-71 George L. Woods 1871-75 Samuel Beach Axtell 1875 George W. Emery 1875-80 Eli H. Murray 1880-86 Caleb Walton West 1886-89 Arthur Lloyd Thomas 1889-93 Caleb Walton West 1893-96

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1865 Jun 13: James D. Doty, died in office.
  • 1870 Oct 31: J. Wilson Shaffer, died in office.

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