Preceded by Samuel Beach Axtell Education Dartmouth College Profession Lawyer Political party Republican Party | Name George Emery Succeeded by Eli Houston Murray Role International lawyer | |
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Born August 13, 1830
Penobscot, Maine ( 1830-08-13 ) Died July 10, 1909, Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States | ||
George W. Emery (August 13, 1830 – July 10, 1909) was the eleventh governor of Utah Territory. Emery was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant for Supervisor of Internal Revenue for the confederate states from 1870 to 1874 and governor in 1875. After his term ended in 1880, the Utah Legislature named Emery County, Utah in honor of him.
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