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Politicians in Mining in Utah

  Clarence Emir Allen (1852-1932) — also known as Clarence E. Allen — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Girard Township, Erie County, Pa., September 8, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; mining business; member of Utah territorial House of Representatives, 1888-96; Salt Lake County Clerk, 1890-93; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1892; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1892, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Representative from Utah at-large, 1896-97. Died in Escondido, San Diego County, Calif., July 9, 1932 (age 79 years, 305 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Father of Florence Ellinwood Allen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record
  Samuel Shaw Arentz (1913-1994) — also known as Samuel S. Arentz; Sam Arentz — of Pioche, Lincoln County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 9, 1913. Republican. Mining engineer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker). Member, American Legion; Lambda Chi Alpha; Freemasons. Died January 6, 1994 (age 80 years, 303 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Shaw Arentz (1879-1934) and Harriet (Keep) Arentz; married, February 5, 1940, to Mary Alice Meagher.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest Bamberger (1877-1958) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, August 11, 1877. Republican. Mining executive; member of Republican National Committee from Utah, 1920-24, 1935; candidate for U.S. Senator from Utah, 1922, 1928; arrested, on February 21, 1923, along with three friends, for smoking cigars in the Vienna Cafe, Salt Lake City; however, on March 9, Utah's ban on public smoking was repealed. Jewish. Member, Chi Psi. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, January 11, 1958 (age 80 years, 153 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Emanuel Bamberger and Bertha (Greenwald) Bamberger; nephew of Simon Bamberger; first cousin of Julian Maas Bamberger.
  Political family: Bamberger family of Salt Lake City, Utah.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Theodosius Botkin (1846-1918) — of Kansas; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Catawba, Clark County, Ohio, June 25, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mining business; member of Kansas state legislature, 1880; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Campbellton, 1907-18, died in office 1918. Died in Campbellton, New Brunswick, May 27, 1918 (age 71 years, 336 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harvey H. Cluff (b. 1872) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Provo, Utah County, Utah, October 24, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 8th District, 1908-12; chair of Utah County Republican Party, 1917-20; Utah state attorney general, 1921-29; director of mining companies. Mormon. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel S. Cluff and Frances A. (Worsley) Cluff; married, October 11, 1900, to Freda Barnum.
George H. Dern George Henry Dern (1872-1936) — also known as George H. Dern — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Dodge County, Neb., September 8, 1872. Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur Gold Mining and Milling Company; joint inventor, with Theodore P. Holt, of the Holt-Dern ore roaster; member of Utah state senate, 1915-23; Governor of Utah, 1925-33; U.S. Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1936. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a hospital, of influenza and kidney failure, August 27, 1936 (age 63 years, 354 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of John Dern and Elizabeth (Dern) Dern; married, June 7, 1899, to Charlotte Brown.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George H. Dern (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Frank Evans (1873-1950) — of Coalville, Summit County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Coalville, Summit County, Utah, July 26, 1873. Coal miner; newspaper editor; school teacher; lawyer; Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-07; member of Utah state senate, 1915-17. Mormon. Member, Exchange Club; Newcomen Society. Died August 21, 1950 (age 77 years, 26 days). Interment at Coalville City Cemetery, Coalville, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Beck Evans and Anna Catherine (Brunn) Evans; married, December 31, 1902, to Priscilla Livingston.
  Philo Taylor Farnsworth Jr. (1877-1952) — also known as Philo T. Farnsworth, Jr. — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, May 19, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; represented railroads and mining companies; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Utah, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 4, 1952 (age 75 years, 138 days). Interment at Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1849-1920) and Julia Permelia (Murdock) Farnsworth; married, September 6, 1904, to Louise Taylor Richards; first cousin of Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. and Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971; inventor and television pioneer).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Montague Ferry (1871-1938) — also known as William M. Ferry — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Mich., March 12, 1871. Republican. Mining business; member of Utah state senate, 1911-15; mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1915-19. Congregationalist. Died January 11, 1938 (age 66 years, 305 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward P. Ferry and Clara (White) Ferry; married 1896 to Ednah Truman.
  Thomas Kearns (1862-1918) — of Park City, Summit County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born near Woodstock, Ontario, April 11, 1862. Republican. Part owner of the Silver King mine; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1896 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); U.S. Senator from Utah, 1901-05. Died October 18, 1918 (age 56 years, 190 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Margaret Jenkinson Kearns.
  Political family: Kearns family of Salt Lake City, Utah.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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