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Heber Manning Wells (August 11, 1859 – March 12, 1938) was an American politician and banker who served as the first governor of the State of Utah. Utah gained statehood on January 4, 1896; Wells served as governor from January 6, 1896, until January 2, 1905.
Heber Manning Wells was born in Salt Lake City to Martha G. Harris and Daniel H. Wells, a prominent civic and Mormon leader. He was educated in public schools and at the University of Deseret (Utah).
Heber Manning Wells (11 de agosto de 1859-12 de marzo de 1938) fue un político y banquero estadounidense que se desempeñó como el primer gobernador del estado de Utah. Utah ganó la condición de estado el 4 de enero de 1896; Wells sirvió como gobernador desde el 6 de enero de 1896 hasta el 2 de enero de 1905.
At age 36, Wells became Utah’s first (and youngest) governor when Utah achieved statehood on January 4, 1896. Operating from the City and County Building, Governor Wells set to the task of organizing courts and offices for the new state of Utah.
After an unsuccessful bid to become Mayor of Salt Lake City, he secured the Republican nomination for governor and was elected to office upon the admission of Utah as a state, first for a five-year term and then for a second term of four years.
Heber Manning Wells (1859-1938) was the governor of Salt Lake City, Utah, from 1895 to 1905. Heber Manning Wells was born on August 11, 1859, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Martha G. Harris and Daniel H. Wells.
“First Governor of the State of Utah: Heber M. Wells,” Improvement Era, Nov. 1901, 49.
