Brent F. Anderson (October 15, 1932 – June 18, 2013) was an American
politician and
electrical engineer
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
who served as the fourth mayor of
West Valley City,
Utah, from 1987 until 1994.
Early life
He was born in
Granger,
Utah, a community that later incorporated as part of West Valley City, to Lester and LaPreal Anderson. In 1961 he married Delores Ashby in the
Salt Lake Temple and together they had four children and 13 grandchildren. Anderson served in the
U.S. Navy and graduated with a degree from the
University of Utah in electrical engineering. He worked as an electrical engineer for Sperry-Univac and was a systems manager at
UNISYS.
Political career
Anderson was involved with West Valley City since its incorporation in 1980. When the city switched its form of government from a commissioner form to a council-manager form in 1982, Anderson was elected to the original West Valley City Council.
["W.V.'s mayor thrives on low-key approach", ''Deseret News'', 25 October 1989, B1]
In January 1986, Anderson was selected by his peers to serve as
mayor pro tem. After Mayor
Michael Embley
Michael Roper Embley (born July 30, 1938) is an American politician who served as the third mayor of West Valley City, Utah.
Career
Embley was city coordinator for St. George, Utah from 1970 to 1973. He then served as the city manager of Cedar Ci ...
resigned in May 1987, the council chose Anderson to replace him as mayor. Anderson defeated Councilmember
Gearld L. Wright in a special election that fall to finish out the remaining two years of Embley's term. In the 1989 election, Mayor Anderson's two opponents dropped out and he won without opposition. On July 6, 1993, Anderson announced that he would not seek reelection, and he completed his service in January 1994.
["4 mayors have already thrown hats into re-election ring", 7 July 1993, B2]
Anderson's administration saw West Valley City government move into a new city hall, the construction of West Ridge Golf Course, and the beginnings of
Bangerter Highway
State Route 154 (SR-154) or Bangerter Highway (named after former Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter) is a partial expressway running west and then north from Draper through western Salt Lake County, eventually reaching the Salt Lake City Interna ...
.
After serving as mayor, Anderson moved to
Draper, Utah, where he was served on their planning commission.
Notes
External links
History of West Valley CityAnderson's Obituary
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1932 births
2013 deaths
Mayors of West Valley City, Utah
People from West Valley City, Utah
American electrical engineers
University of Utah alumni
Utah city council members
Latter Day Saints from Utah