George H. Utter
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George Herbert Utter (July 24, 1854 – November 3, 1912) was a U.S. representative from Rhode Island and the 49th governor of Rhode Island.
Biography
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Utter moved with his parents to Westerly, Rhode Island, in 1861. He attended the public schools of Westerly and Alfred (New York) Academy. He graduated from Amherst College, Massachusetts, in 1877. He was engaged as a printer and publisher of the Westerly Sun before serving as a personal aide on the staff of Governor Augustus O. Bourn 1883–1885.
He served as member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives 1885–1889, serving as speaker the last year. Utter served as Secretary of State of Rhode Island (1891–1894), and as Lieutenant Governor (1904) and Governor (1905–06) of Rhode Island. In 1907 he was elected as an honorary member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati.
Utter was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress and served from March 4, 1911, until his death from liver cancer in Westerly, Rhode Island, November 3, 1912. At the time of his death, Utter was running for re-election to Congress.
He died on November 3, 1912, in Westerly, Rhode Island. He was interred in Riverbend Cemetery, Westerly, Rhode Island.
See also
External links
- United States Congress. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- at Find a Grave
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySamuel P. Colt | Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island 1904, 1905, 1906 | Succeeded byFrederick H. Jackson |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byEdwin D. McGuinness | Secretary of State of Rhode Island 1891–1894 | Succeeded byCharles P. Bennett |
| Preceded byAdelard Archambault | Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1904–1905 | Succeeded byFrederick Jackson |
| Preceded byLucius F. C. Garvin | Governor of Rhode Island 1905–1906 | Succeeded byJames H. Higgins |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded byAdin B. Capron | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district 1911–1912 | Succeeded byPeter G. Gerry |