George W. Emery Politician

George W. Emery (August 13, 1830 – July 10, 1909) was the eleventh governor of Utah Territory. Emery was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant for Supervisor of Internal Revenue for the confederate states from 1870 to 1874 and governor in 1875. After his term ended in 1880, the Utah Legislature named Emery County, Utah in honor of him.

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George W. Emery
Birth dateAugust 13, 1830
Birth place
Penobscot Maine
Date of deathJuly 10, 1909
Place of death
Marshfield Massachusetts

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External resources

  1. http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/governors/territorial/emery.html
  2. http://www.archive.org/details/historyofutahcom02whit