Scott M. Matheson

Scott Milne Matheson (born January 8, 1929 in Chicago , Illinois , † October 7, 1990 ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ), who was governor of the state of Utah from 1977 to 1985 .

Early years

His family moved to Parowan , Utah, when he was five years old. They later moved to Salt Lake City , where his father became an assistant US attorney for Utah. Matheson graduated from Salt Lake City's East High School in 1946 . He then graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in political science in 1950 and a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1952 . After graduating from the bar, he practiced in Cedar City , Utah for several years . In the mid-1950s, he moved to Salt Lake City, where he became Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney . He then worked in the legal department of the Union Pacific Railroad Company from 1958 to 1976 . In between, however, he was Deputy General Counsel for the Anaconda Copper Company for three years from 1969 to 1971 .

Governor of Utah

Matheson was elected governor of Utah in 1976 and was re-elected once. He held this office from January 3, 1977 to January 7, 1985. Matheson enjoyed the functioning of government, had a penchant for the details and forms of government relations, was a skilled administrator, and was often referred to as a "technician governor". As governor, he pursued a number of important issues. Through the outside forces, whether it was federal agencies, national energy companies, or powerful regional interest groups, which were becoming apparent and growing in importance, he was trying more than his predecessors to gain some control over Utah's affairs. He also advocated an alliance between the government and the business community to promote growth and, in particular, the development of Utah's natural resources. Therefore, he worked closely with large corporations and the Western Regional Council , which consisted of senior executives from the largest corporations in the West and which described itself as the regional equivalent of the National Business Roundtable . Matheson opposed the development of the MX missile system in Utah, which he initially supported. He also opposed the transportation of wet nerve gas from Colorado to Utah's Tooele Army Depot . He also supports the Central Utah Project and initiated Project Bold, a plan for land swaps between the federal and state governments. As governor, he chaired the National Governors Association , served on the state Intergovernmental Task Force on Water Policy , and chaired the Four Corners Regional Commission and the Western Governors' Policy Office . In the end, he decided against a third term.

Another résumé

After the end of his tenure, he went back to his legal work in Salt Lake City. Matheson died of complications from cancer at the age of sixty-one.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He had four children with his wife, Norma Louise Warenski. Scott Matheson Jr. is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the tenth district and Jim Matheson has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001 .

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SURNAME	Matheson, Scott M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Matheson, Scott Milne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 8, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	October 7, 1990