Governor Shaffer
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1870
About the Shaffer Administration
President Ulysses S. Grant appointed John Wilson Shaffer as territorial governor of Utah. Governor Shaffer believed in crushing any act that appeared rebellious to the federal government. This commonly concerned the Mormons, and his stringent actions resulted in conflict with other officials in Utah. He died suddenly in his first year as governor.
Powell, Allan Kent, ed. Utah History Encyclopedia. Territorial Governors, by Miriam B. Murphy. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1994.
History of Shaffer Administration
Biography of John Wilson Shaffer
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Records of Governor Shaffer
There are no records at the Utah State Archives. You may search for related records and papers held by other repositories in Social Networks and Archival Context. Territorial records may be available in the National Archives.
Page Last Updated May 29, 2002.