1. William Spry was an American politician who was the third governor of the State of Utah.
14 Facts About William Spry
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William Spry is the namesake of the William Spry Agriculture Building that houses the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
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William Spry emigrated to Utah Territory with his parents at the age of eleven.
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In 1885, Spry was called as an LDS Church missionary and went to serve in the Southern States Mission.
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From 1888 to 1891, William Spry served as president of the Southern States Mission.
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In 1890, during his mission, William Spry received permission from the leaders of the church to return briefly to Salt Lake City where he married Mary Alice Wrathall.
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In 1894, William Spry was elected county collector in Tooele County, Utah.
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In 1902 William Spry was elected to the Utah House of Representatives and in 1905 he was appointed one of the members of the Utah state board of land commissioners.
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From 1906 to 1908, William Spry served as United States Marshal for the District of Utah.
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William Spry served as governor of Utah from 1909 to 1917.
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William Spry was a strong opponent of Prohibition, and vetoed two bills that would have implemented this.
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In 1915, William Spry refused President Woodrow Wilson's request to reconsider the impending execution of Joe Hill and allowed the execution to take place on November 19.
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From 1921 to 1929 William Spry served as commissioner of Public Lands.
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William Spry died in Washington, DC, in 1929 when he was still serving as the Federal Commissioner of Public Lands.