Charles R. Mabey


Charles Rendell Mabey was an American politician and the fifth Governor of Utah. He served as governor from 1921 to 1925. He was a Republican and also the last Utah governor to serve one term

Life and career

Mabey was born in Bountiful in the Utah Territory. He served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War.
From 1900–1903, Mabey served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany.
Mabey was a banker by trade. He was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915 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.
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.
Mabey fathered 4 children, all of them boys: Rendell, Charles, Robert, and Edward.

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