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Henry Hooper Blood
Henry Hooper Blood (October 1, 1872June 19, 1942) was an American businessman and the List of Governors of Utah, seventh governor of Utah. Biography Henry was born to William Hooper Blood, a farmer and city councilman, and Jane Wilkie Hooper. His parents were both English immigrants. He went to local schools and attended Brigham Young Academy at Provo, Utah, Provo, which later turned into a university. In 1896 he married his childhood sweetheart, Minnie Barnes, and together they had four children, two boys, and two girls. Blood was elected Recorder of Kaysville in 1893 and became the Davis County Treasurer from 1896 to 1900. After that, in 1901, he was made Minute Clerk of Utah State Senate, and became a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1901 to 1904 in England. When he returned to the United States from England, Blood became a member of the Davis County School Board, Utah Public Utilities Commission, and the Utah State Road Commission, of which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dern
George Henry Dern (1872–1936) was an American politician, mining man, and businessman. He co-invented the Holt–Dern ore roasting process and was United States Secretary of War from 1933 to his death in 1936. He also served as the sixth Governor of Utah for eight years, from 1925 to 1933. Dern was a progressive politician who fought for tax reform, public education, and social welfare. He was the grandfather of actor Bruce Dern and great-grandfather of Laura Dern. Early life George Henry Dern was born in Dodge County, Nebraska, on September 8, 1872. He was the son of John Dern, a pioneering Nebraska farmer, mine operator, and industrialist, and Elizabeth, whose maiden name was the same as her married name, Dern. His parents were German immigrants. John was president of the Mercur Gold Mining and Milling Company and no doubt had a profound influence on George, who would follow in his father's footsteps when he entered the mining business. Dern graduated from Nebraska's Frem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |