Class 1 U. S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012, etc. . Thomas Kearns, Republican Time in Office: January 23, 1901–March 3, 1905 . . George Sutherland, Republican Time in Office: March 4, 1905–March 3, 1917 . . William H. King, Democrat March 4, 1917–January 3, 1941 . . …
Heber Manning Wells First Governor of the State of Utah from 1896–1905 Republican Party When Utah achieved statehood in 1896, 36-year-old Wells, a Salt Lake City native, became the first Governor of the State of Utah and the youngest governor to date. A former tax collector, city recorder, and secretary of the 1895 Utah Constitutional Convention, Wells was later involved in banking. He set …
Brigham Young First Governor of the Territory of Utah from 1850–1858 Brigham Young, first Governor of the Territory of Utah, from 1850–1858 Named governor in 1850 by Millard Fillmore, he was reappointed in 1854 by Franklin Pierce when Lt. Col. Edward J. Steptoe refused the post. Young as territorial executive was concerned with organizing the territorial government, selecting the location of the …