George W. Emery

George W. Emery (* 1830 in Penobscot , Hancock County , Maine , † 1909 in Marshfield , Massachusetts ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ).

Emery graduated from Dartmouth College and then went on to study law in Albany , New York . He then worked as a US tax collector in the south until President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him governor of the Utah Territory in June 1875 . Despite the bitter Mormon- non-Jewish feud in the late 19th century, Emery completed electoral reforms and expanded the government apparatus to accommodate a rapidly growing population. When President Grant visited Utah in October 1875, he was amazed at how warmly he was there and reportedly told Emery that he was mistaken about the Mormons. In February 1880, after his term in office , the legislature named a new county in central Utah after him, Emery County .

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SURNAME	Emery, George W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1830
PLACE OF BIRTH	Penobscot , Maine
DATE OF DEATH	1909
Place of death	Marshfield , Massachusetts