Governor George H. Dern

GOVERNOR GEORGE H. DERN Elected Governor of the State of Utah. November 4, 1924, on the Democratic ticket, was inducted into office, January 5, 1925, the oath of office being ad- ministered by Chief Justice Valentine Gideon. Governor Dern was born September 8, 1872, on his father's farm, in Dodge county, Nebraska; he came to Utah in 1894, and has been prominent ever since in business and mining, was elected State Senator from Salt Lake county in 1914, and has practically served ever since. He is the author of the Workmen's Compensation Act, The Corrupt Practice Act, Absent Voters' L^w, State Mineral Land Leasing Law, and many other progressive measures.