Charles R. Mabey

Charles Rendell Mabey ( born October 4, 1877 in Bountiful, Utah, † April 26, 1959 ) was an American politician ( Republican), who was from 1921 to 1925 Governor of the State of Utah.

Career

Mabey graduated in 1896 at the University of Utah with a teaching diploma. During the next decade he worked as a teacher and school administrator. In addition, he was stationed in the Philippines during the Spanish- American War and served for three years, from 1900 to 1903, worked as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints in Germany. Over the next few years he worked as a Justice of the Peace, City Council and Mayor of Bountiful. In addition, he was elected twice to the House of Representatives from Utah. During the First World War, he was promoted to captain in the artillery and was active until December 1918.

Governor of Utah

Two years later he was elected Governor of Utah. He was a strong advocate of public education, so that during his tenure a number of new schools arose. He also promoted the expansion of highways in Utah, for which he used federal grants and a gasoline sales tax. His recommendation by the Parliament of Utah participation agreed on the Colorado River Compact. However, the poor economic situation led together with Mabeys record spending on education and highways, as well as its independent nature in the face of pressure from the Republican Party to defeat in his re-election in 1924.

Further CV

After the end of his term he was on business, civil and active in church affairs. He served at the state and national level posts in the American Legion and belonged to the General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association ( YMMIA ) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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