Charles R. Mabey Explained

Charles R. Mabey
Order1:5th
Office1:Governor of Utah
Term Start1:January 3, 1921
Term End1:January 5, 1925
Predecessor1:Simon Bamberger
Successor1:George Dern
State House2:Utah
District2:6th
Term Start2:January 13, 1913
Term End2:January 8, 1917
Preceded2:John W. Thornley
Succeeded2:Francis H. Nalder
Birth Name:Charles Rendell Mabey
Birth Date:October 4, 1877
Birth Place:Bountiful, Utah Territory
Death Place:Bountiful, Utah, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Afton Rampton
Children:4
Profession:Politician
Religious Leader

Charles Rendell Mabey (October 4, 1877 – April 26, 1959) was an American politician who served as the fifth governor of Utah from 1921 to 1925. He is the last Utah governor to serve one term. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Life and career

Mabey was born in Bountiful in the Utah Territory. He served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War.[1]

From 1900 to 1903, Mabey served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Germany.[2]

Mabey was a banker by trade. He was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1913 to 1917 and served again on active duty in the Utah Field Artillery during World War I. He also served for a time as mayor of Bountiful, Utah.[3]

From 1925 to 1935, Mabey served as a member of the General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of the LDS Church.[4]

Mabey fathered four children, all of them boys: Rendell, Charles, Robert, and Edward.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/mormon.html The Political Graveyard: Mormon Politicians in Utah
  2. Jenson. Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 154
  3. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/804105/Obituary-Rendell-Noel-Mabey.html Deseret News obituary of Rendell N. Mabey
  4. Jenson, Andrew. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1936) Vol. 4, p. 242