Arthur Lloyd Thomas
Governor of Utah Territory
In office
May 6, 1889 – May 9, 1893
Preceded byCaleb Walton West
Succeeded byCaleb Walton West
Personal details
BornAugust 22, 1851
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 1924(1924-09-15) (aged 73)

Arthur Lloyd Thomas (August 22, 1851 – September 15, 1924) was the governor of the Utah Territory from 1889 to 1893.

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Thomas grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

Thomas was a staffer for US Representative James S. Negley of Pennsylvania; he came to Utah in 1879, upon his appointment as secretary of Utah Territory by US President Hayes.[2] His nomination for that position was confirmed by the US Senate in April of that year.[3][4]

Thomas ran unsuccessfully in the 1895 election of Utah's first governor, held immediately ahead of the territory achieving statehood in 1896. He was appointed postmaster of Salt Lake City by US President McKinley in 1898, a position he held until 1914.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Territorial Governors of Utah". History To Go. Utah State Historical Society. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. ^ a b "Hon. Arthur L. Thomas". Deseret Evening News. 1903-10-03. p. 39. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  3. ^ "American". Deseret News. 1879-04-23. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Research Governors' Records". Utah Division of Archives and Records Service. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2019-08-24. The position of Secretary of the Territory became "Secretary of State" upon Utah's statehood; it was renamed to "Lieutenant Governor" in 1976.
Political offices Preceded byCaleb Walton West Governor of Utah Territory 1889–1893 Succeeded byCaleb Walton West Preceded byLevi P. Luckey Secretary of Utah Territory 1879–1887 Succeeded byWilliam C. Hall
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