Tradition dictates that at the close of his or her administration, the state governor commissions an official portrait. At one point in the Capitol’s history, the portraits were hung on the polished marble walls of the atrium vaults flanking the Rotunda. Today, a complete portrait exhibit in the first floor Hall of Governors honors past governors and includes detailed biographies for each of the state’s leaders.
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Heber Manning Wells
Governor 1896-1905
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John C. Cutler
Governor 1905-1909
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William Spry
Governor 1909-1917
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Simon Bamberger
Governor 1917-1921
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Charles Rendell Mabey
Governor 1921-1925
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George Henry Dern
Governor 1925-1933
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Henry Hooper Blood
Governor 1933-1941
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Herbert Brown Maw
Governor 1941-1949
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Joseph Bracken Lee
Governor 1949-1957
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George Dewey Clyde
Governor 1957-1965
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Calvin L. Rampton
Governor 1965-1977
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Scott M. Matheson
Governor 1977-1985
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Norman Bangerter
Governor 1985-1993
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Michael O. Leavitt
Governor 1993-2003
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Olene Walker
Governor 2003-2005
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Jon M. Huntsman
Governor 2005-2009
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Gary R. Herbert
Governor 2009-2021