Show r- r FORMER GOVERNOR V OF UTAH IS DEAD ARTHUR LLOYD THOMAS TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL TERRI TERRI- GOVERNOR ANSWERS CALL CALL AFTER BUSY LI LIFE FE FEWa Was Wa Postmaster of Salt Lake For Sixteen Years During His Governorship Signed First School Law in n Utah Salt Lake Arthur Arthur Lloyd Thomas governor of the Territory of Utah from 1889 to th 1893 died at his home homo here early eaily in the morning of September Septem Septem- ber fifteenth The former governor is known to have been in ill health for fora a considerable time but his death was unexpected inasmuch as many many- of his friends had s-een s him on the street streeta t a n day or two before his death Governor Thomas as he was generally generally gen gen- known was born in Chicago August 22 1851 He moved with his parents to Pittsburg Pa when a achild achild achild child where he was was- educated in the public schools He became a telegraph telegraph tele graph operator at the age of 17 and attended night school At 19 years year ears s o of age he was appointed as a page in the White mite House Soon after h he e became a committee clerk In 1877 ho was made chief clerk of the house of representatives In 1879 he was appointed secretary of the territory of Utah and in 1880 supervisor of census for his state in connection with his secretarial duties He tie held the me position until 1886 cou when he was appointed a member o othe of f the Utah Commission b by President t Grover Cleveland He continued this thi s work until 1889 when he was was- appointed appointed ap pointed of f Utah by President President President Pres Pres- ident Benjamin Harrison This position position position tion he held until 1893 In 1896 h he e was appointed postmaster of Salt SaIt Lake This position he held for sixteen sixteen sixteen six six- teen years until the election of President Wilson Governor Thomas was a personal friend of President McKinley having been his committee commit commit- tee clerk while in the national capi capi- tal In 1816 he was appointed as a member of the mint commission by President Wilson He was wag reappointed reappoint- reappoint ed to this this- position in 1923 by President President President dent Coolidge H He held a commission under every every president from President R. R B. B Hayes to President Coolidge the only exception being president Harding While governor of Utah the free school bill was passed with his influence influence ence ce by br t the l legislature sisla e. e and signed by him mm In 1890 he lie called called the Inc first national national na na- na irrigation congress to meet in Salt Lake In 1891 he called and was chairman of the first international congress held in Los Angeles He was was one of the organizers and president president dent of the Cambrian association in 1892 He was also a charter member member member mem mem- ber of the Alta club In 1890 in with P. P H. H Lannan Fred J. J Keisel Howard Sebree Sebree Sebree Se- Se bree and Governor White of Montana he formed the Idaho Irrigation and Colonization company which built the first irrigation canal from the Boise river toward the Snake river This project developed a large section of Idaho |