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Henry H. Blood

Henry Hooper Blood was born in Media:Kaysville, Media:Utah on Media:October 1, Media:1872 and died Media:June 19,Media: 1942 [1]. His parents were William Hooper Blood, who was a farmer and city councilman, and Jane Wilkie Hooper. As an adult he became a prominent businessman and the seventh Media:governor of Utah [2].

Picture of Henry H. Blood Media:http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/Pictures/p0000019.jpg

Biography: Blood went to local schools and attended Media:Brigham Young Academy at Media:Provo City, Utah, which later turned into a university [3]. In Media:1896 he married his childhood sweet heart, Minnie Barnes, and together they had four children, two boys and two girls [4]. Blood was elected Recorder of Kaysville in Media:1893, and became the Davis County Treasurer from Media:1896 to Media:1900. After that in Media:1901, he was made Minute Clerk of Media:Utah State Senate, and became a missionary for Media:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Media:1901 to Media:1904 in Media:England. When he came back to the Media:United States from England, Blood became a member of the Davis County School Board, Public Utilities Commission, and the State Road Commission, which he was selected chairmen for in Media:1925. He became involved in Kaysville Milling Company as a manager. Also he got engaged in the buying and selling of grains and flour. A few years later Kaysville Milling company joined Layton Milling Company and Elevator Company. Soon after the two combined, Blood became president of the company[5].

Political Career: In Media:1932, Blood ran for governor after being nominated be the democrats. He defeated his republican opponent, William W. Seegmiller and took his place as the seventh governor of the State of Utah [6]. Blood was known for putting his state on a “pay as you go” basis. He had been related to Media:Calvin Coolidge because of is commitment to the economy. But the difference between them was that Blood was a dedicated democrat and a faithful follower of the Media:New Deal[7]. He served two terms starting in Media:1933 and ending in Media:1941 [8]. He won his second term in Media:1936 against Media:Herbert B. Maw a liberal democrat, Ray E. Dillman a republican, and Ogden Mayor Harman an independent-progressive[9]. During the time that he took office it was an extremely hard time for the United States because it was at its height in the depression.In Media:1937 Blood approved many bills to be passed, but warned about the future cost of retirement funds, vocational and adult education programs, and a junior college in Price which is now the Media:College of Eastern Utah. The depression hit Utah pretty hard leaving it struggling as one of the top states for citizen’s relief. The situation got even worse in Media:1934 when Utah had its worst recorded drought in history. Utahan’s were left without food, clothing, shelter, and employment. Hundreds of letters from Utahan’s were sent into Governor Blood's office ever day[10].

Road to recovery: By instituting new programs, decreasing the wages of state employees, and slashing the size of state departments Blood began his long journey to economic recovery. In addition he supported and followed President Roosevelt's New Deal. Programs such as Media:Public Works Administration, Home Owners Loan Association, and more helped support Utah. The results of these programs were public buildings and irrigation which provided both relief and employment[11].

Notable Occurrences: While Blood was governor Utah became the thirty-sixth state to ratify the twenty-first amendment ending Media:Prohibition[12]. He was the first governor to occupy the governor’s mansion donated by the Kearns family to the state inMedia: 1937[13]. In Media:1939 he vetoed the proposals for junior colleges in Richfield and Roosevelt, as well as low-income housing while cautioning about the expense[14]. Also he worked to develop Utah’s horrible highway safety record[15].

Final Years: Blood accepted a call to serve as a mission president in California for the LDS Church in Media:January Media:1941. He died in Media:Salt Lake City in Media:1942 from a cerebral hemorrhage[16].

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=fb35d9000b508010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
  2. ^ http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BLOOD%2CHENRY.html
  3. ^ http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BLOOD%2CHENRY.html
  4. ^ http://wf2dnvr6.webfeat.org/
  5. ^ http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=fb35d9000b508010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
  6. ^ http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/governor-blood.htm
  7. ^ http://wf2dnvr6.webfeat.org/
  8. ^ http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/governor-blood.htm
  9. ^ http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BLOOD%2CHENRY.html
  10. ^ http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/governor-blood.htm
  11. ^ http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/governor-blood.htm
  12. ^ http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/governor-blood.htm
  13. ^ http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=fb35d9000b508010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
  14. ^ http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/governor-blood.htm
  15. ^ http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BLOOD%2CHENRY.html
  16. ^ http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BLOOD%2CHENRY.html
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