Son of Joseph Thomas Mabey and Sarah Lucretia Tolman
Married Afton Rampton, 20 December 1905, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Rendell Noel Mabey, Charles Pace Mabey, Robert Burns Mabey, Edward Milo Mabey
History - Charles graduated from the University of Utah in 1896 with a teaching certificate. During the next decade, he was a teacher and school administrator but also served a tour of duty in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War and spent three years as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany (1900-1903).
His public service included Justice of the Peace, City Councilman, and Mayor of Bountiful, and he was elected to two terms in the Utah House of Representatives. He was commissioned a Captain in the Artillery during World War I, completing active duty in December, 1918.
Elected governor two years later, he was a strong advocate of public education, and a large number of new schools were built during his gubernatorial administration. He also promoted new highway construction in Utah, utilizing federal grants and a gasoline sales tax. And it was at his recommendation that the state legislature approved Utah's participation in the Colorado River Compact. However, depressed economic conditions, combined with Mabey's record of spending for education and highways and his independent style in the face of Republican Party pressure, led to his defeat for reelection in 1924.
After leaving office, he remained active in business, civic, and church affairs, holding state and national positions in the American Legion and serving on the general board of the Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Son of Joseph Thomas Mabey and Sarah Lucretia Tolman
Married Afton Rampton, 20 December 1905, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - Rendell Noel Mabey, Charles Pace Mabey, Robert Burns Mabey, Edward Milo Mabey
History - Charles graduated from the University of Utah in 1896 with a teaching certificate. During the next decade, he was a teacher and school administrator but also served a tour of duty in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War and spent three years as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany (1900-1903).
His public service included Justice of the Peace, City Councilman, and Mayor of Bountiful, and he was elected to two terms in the Utah House of Representatives. He was commissioned a Captain in the Artillery during World War I, completing active duty in December, 1918.
Elected governor two years later, he was a strong advocate of public education, and a large number of new schools were built during his gubernatorial administration. He also promoted new highway construction in Utah, utilizing federal grants and a gasoline sales tax. And it was at his recommendation that the state legislature approved Utah's participation in the Colorado River Compact. However, depressed economic conditions, combined with Mabey's record of spending for education and highways and his independent style in the face of Republican Party pressure, led to his defeat for reelection in 1924.
After leaving office, he remained active in business, civic, and church affairs, holding state and national positions in the American Legion and serving on the general board of the Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Governor of Utah, 1921-1925
Family Members
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Joseph Thomas Mabey
1872–1873
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Judson Adonirum Mabey
1873–1946
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William Albert Mabey
1875–1972
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Joseph Lamoni Mabey Sr
1879–1951
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George Edward Mabey
1881–1941
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Clarence Mabey
1883–1971
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David Mabey
1886–1966
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Sarah Lucretia Mabey Hepworth
1888–1977
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Orson Henry Mabey Sr
1890–1977
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Alice Ethel Mabey Fishler
1893–1981
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Esther Mabey Lee
1897–1931
