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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | William Spry |
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Salt Lake City, Utah , United States |
| Email | None |
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January 11, 1864
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| Died | April 21, 1929
(65 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | WILLIAM SPRY
1909-1917 REPUBLICAN
(January 11, 1864-April 21, 1929)
A native of Windsor, Berkshire, England, Spry came to Utah in 1875. After serving as a tax collector, Grantsville councilman, and a state legislator, Spry was appointed U.S. marshal for Utah in 1906. As governor, he is remembered for convincing the legislature to appropriate money for the State Capitol and for refusing to intervene in the execution of radical labor leader Joe Hill. Spry was the first Utahn to serve as chair of the National Governors Association.
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