| J. Clifford Hansen | |
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| 14th & 16th Mayor of Murray, Utah | |
| In office 01 January 1944 (1st term), 1948 (2nd Term) – 01 January 1945 (1st term), 1957 (2nd Term) |
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| Preceded by | Curtis Shaw (1st Term), William Ernest Smith(2nd Term) |
| Succeeded by | William Ernest Smith (1st Term), Ray Greenwood(2nd Term) |
| Personal details | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Murray, Utah |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(Mormon) |
J. Clifford Hansen was mayor of Murray, Utah for two stints in office.[1] He served as mayor during 1944-1945 and again from 1948-1957. Previous to being elected mayor, Hansen has served a total of 12 years as a Murray city commissioner.[2] During his time in office, he was known for greatly expanding electric power generation for the municipally-owned utility and improving infrastructure for the city’s water department.[3] He
A veteran of overseas service during World War I, Mr. Hansen is a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a director of the Cahoon Maxfield Irrigation Co and served on the Salt Lake County fair board having been one of the originators of the fair.[4]
In 1943, he defeated incumbent mayor, Curtis Shaw, but was in turn defeated in his re-election bid in 1945 by William Ernest Smith. He ran for Salt Lake County commissioner, but was defeated in 1946. He would succeed in ousting Smith, and be re-elected mayor for two more terms. He is the only mayor of Murray to have two non-consecutive terms. He was the first Murray mayor to serve a four year term under a state law mandating a change from 2 to 4 year terms.[5]