Henry H. Blood

Henry Hooper Blood (born October 1, 1872 in Kaysville , Davis County , Utah , † June 19, 1942 in Salt Lake City , Utah) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ), who was governor of the state of Utah from 1933 to 1941 and the first governor to reside in the current governor's seat.

Early years

Blood attended Brigham Young College (later Brigham Young University ). He was involved in a trading company. He began his political career by being elected City Recorder of Kaysville in 1893 . Then he was Treasurer of Davis County from 1896 to 1900. The following year he was named Minute Clerk in the Utah Senate . He also served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England from 1901 to 1904 . Upon his return to the United States, he became a manager at the Kaysville Milling Company , overseeing the buying and selling of grain and flour. Kaysville Milling was eventually merged with Layton Milling and Elevator Company into one company, of which he later became President. He was a member of the Davis County School Board , the Public Utilities Commission and the State Road Commission , of which he was elected chairman in 1925.

Governor of Utah

He was elected governor of Utah in 1932 and held office from January 2, 1933 to January 6, 1941. The Great Depression fell into his tenure and Blood adhered to his "pay-as-you-go" philosophy . During his second term in office, the national debt rose to almost 75 percent. The state also introduced a two percent sales tax . In the end, he dealt almost exclusively with alleviating the situation in Utah. So he worked with federal officials to secure the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administrations projects in the state.

Another résumé

Blood was named president of the California Mission by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1941 , a position he held until his death the following year.

He was married to Minnie A. Barnes and the couple had four children together.

Web links

• Henry H. Blood in the nndb (English)
• Henry H. Blood in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Henry Blood in the National Governors Association (English)
• The governors of Utah