Charles R. Mabey

Charles R. Mabey.

Charles Rendell Mabey (October 4, 1877 – April 26, 1959) was an American politician and the fifth Governor of Utah. He served as governor from 1921 to 1925. He was a Republican.

Mabey was born in Bountiful, Utah. He served in the United States army during the Spanish American War.^[1]

From 1900-1903 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 1915 and served again on active duty in the Utah Field Artillery during World War One.

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.^[3]

Mabey fathered 4 children, all of them boys: Rendall, Charles, Robert, and Edward Milo. Edward was the youngest, and served in the navy in World War 2 and later rose to prominence as a businessman in Las Vegas. Edward also fathered 4 children: James, Charlynn, and Afton by his first wife, and Amanda by his second.

Writings

• Mabey, Charles R. (1899). History of the Operations of the Utah Light Artillery. Salt Lake City: s.n.. 
• —— (1900). The Utah Batteries: A History. Salt Lake City: Daily Reporter Co.. http://books.google.com/books?id=5nItAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
• —— (1940). The Pony Express: An Epic of the Old West. Salt Lake City: Beverly Craftsmen. 
• —— (1947). Our Father's House: Joseph Thomas Mabey Family History. Salt Lake City: Beverly Craftsmen. 
• —— (1957). September Sunflowers: Compositions of Prose and Poetry. Salt Lake City: Beverly Craftsmen. 

Notes

1. ^ The Political Graveyard: Mormon Politicians in Utah
2. ^ Jenson. Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 154
3. ^ Jenson, Andrew. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1936) Vol. 4, p. 242

External links

• Charles Rendell Mabey from Utah History Encyclopedia
• National Governors Association -- Charles Rendell Mabey

Political offices
Preceded by Simon Bamberger	Governor of Utah 1921–1925	Succeeded by George H. Dern

Persondata
Name	Mabey, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 4, 1877
Place of birth
Date of death	April 26, 1959
Place of death