Herbert B. Maw

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Herbert B. Maw

Herbert Brown Maw (born March 11, 1893 in Ogden , Utah , † November 17, 1990 ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ), who was governor of the state of Utah from 1941 to 1949 .

Early years

Maw received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Utah in 1916 and then his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University in Chicago . During the First World War , he interrupted his studies and enlisted in the US Army , where he worked as an ensign and chaplain from 1917 to 1919 . From 1923 to 1940 he practiced as a lawyer and taught at the University of Utah. He also worked there as dean from 1928 to 1936 .

He began his political career with his election to the Utah Senate , where he served ten years. He was also President of the Senate from 1934 to 1938. He also ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate in 1934 and for a Democratic governor nomination for the 1936 election. Part of the reasons for his most recent defeat lay in the fact that party leaders rejected his endorsement of the union and pension laws. In response, he promoted laws that would replace the collusion system in a party nomination with a direct primary , which enabled him to secure a governor nomination in 1940.

Governor of Utah

Maw held the post of governor of Utah from January 6, 1941 to January 3, 1949. During his two terms in office, he increasingly promoted laws that resulted in a substantial reduction in utilization rates and the imposition of regulations to prevent the ore from Utah from being processed elsewhere. Although he promoted industrial expansion and favored state rather than federal control over social and economic issues, his liberal stance on union and welfare laws and land reclamation cost him his third term.

Another résumé

After the end of his second term, he returned to his practice as a lawyer.

He was married to Florence Buehler and the couple had five children together.

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