Scott M. Matheson
| Scott Milne Matheson | |
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| 12th Governor of Utah | |
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In office January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985 | |
| Lieutenant | David S. Monson |
| Preceded by | Calvin L. Rampton |
| Succeeded by | Norman H. Bangerter |
| 65th Chairman of the National Governors Association | |
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In office 1982–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Snelling |
| Succeeded by | James R. Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 8, 1929 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died |
October 7, 1990 (aged 61) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Norma Louise Warenski |
| Children | 4 |
| Education |
University of Utah Stanford School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
Scott Milne Matheson (January 8, 1929 – October 7, 1990), was the 12th Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985. He is currently the last Democrat to serve in that position.
Matheson was born on January 8, 1929 in Chicago to Latter-day Saint parents Scott Milne and Adele Adams Matheson. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Utah, settling first in Parowan, before moving to Salt Lake City, when his father became a federal prosecutor.
Matheson graduated from Salt Lake City's East High School in 1946, earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah in 1950, and a law degree from Stanford University in 1952. He operated a private law practice in Iron County, Utah for five years before taking a position with Union Pacific Railroad in 1958. At the railroad he rose to the position of general counsel before making his 1976 run for governor.
During his term as governor, Matheson was named defendant in the U.S. Supreme Court case of H. L. v. Matheson.
On 25 August 1951 he married Norma Louise Warenski, and the couple had four children. One is former U.S. Congressman Jim Matheson. Another son, Scott Matheson, Jr., was the 2004 Democratic nominee for Governor of Utah, and was appointed as a federal Judge in 2010.
On 7 October 1990 Governor Matheson died of multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer, and was buried in Parowan City Cemetery in Parowan, Utah.
References
- Fowler, Glenn (October 8, 1990), "Scott Matheson, 61, Ex-Governor And Leading Democrat in Utah", The New York Times: D10
- McCormick, John (1994), "Matheson, Scott M.", in Powell, Allan Kent, Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, ISBN 0874804256, OCLC 30473917
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Calvin L. Rampton |
Governor of Utah 1977–1985 |
Succeeded by Norman H. Bangerter |
| Preceded by Richard Snelling Vermont |
Chairman of the National Governors Association 1982 – 1983 |
Succeeded by James R. Thompson Illinois |
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