OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
George Henry Dern
BORN:
September 8, 1872;
Scribner, Nebraska
DIED:
August 27, 1936 (age 63);
Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
Midland University;
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1894-1914:
Worked in mining field,
Held positions with Mercur Gold Mining and Milling Company which later became
Consolidated Mercur Gold Mines Company,
1914-1923:
Utah State Senator
1925-1933:
Governor of Utah
1928-1933:
Chair, National Governors Association
1933-1936:
U.S. Secretary of War
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