Governor Matheson speaking at a Navy ceremony, May 1984.

Scott Milne Matheson (January 8, 1929 - October 7, 1990), was the Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985. He was the last Democrat to serve in that position. Popular enough to have likely won a third term as governor,^{[citation needed]} Matheson chose instead to retire to private practice. He then became the chair of the Democratic National Policy Commission. is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... List of Utah Governors Heber M. Wells Republican 1896-1905 John C. Cutler Republican 1905-1909 William Spry Republican 1909-1917 Simon Bamberger Democrat 1917-1921 Charles R. Mabey Republican 1921-1925 George H. Dern Democrat 1925-1933 Henry H. Blood Democrat 1933-1941 Herbert B. Maw Democrat 1941-1949... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... This article is about the year. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...

Matheson was born on January 8, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to LDS parents Scott Milne and Adele Adams Matheson. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Utah, settling first in Parowan, before moving to Salt Lake City, when his father became a federal prosecutor. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... LDS is a TLA that can mean: Latter-Day Saint, a person who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter Day Saint, a person who identifies with the Latter Day Saint religious movement (Not to be confused with Latter Day Saint (note: without... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Parowan is a city located in Iron County, Utah. ... For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see USS Salt Lake City. ...

Matheson graduated from Salt Lake City's East High School in 1946, earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah in 1950, and a law degree from Stanford University in 1952. He operated a private law practice in Iron County, Utah for five years before taking a position with Union Pacific Railroad in 1958. At the railroad he rose to the position of general counsel before making his 1976 run for governor. The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. ... Stanford redirects here. ... Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Union Pacific redirects here. ... A General Counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. ...

On 25 August 1951 he married Norma Louise Warenski, and the couple had four children, one is U.S. Congressman Jim Matheson and the other son, Scott Matheson, Jr., was the 2004 Democratic nominee for Utah Governor. Matheson died of multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer believed to have been caused by the radioactive fallout that landed "downwind" of nuclear tests performed at the Nevada Test Site in the 1950s and '60s^{[citation needed]}. Matheson is buried in Parowan City Cemetery in Parowan, Utah. James David Jim Matheson (born March 21, 1960) is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the second district of Utah since 2001 (map). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Multiple myeloma (also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahlers disease after Otto Kahler) is a type of cancer of plasma cells which are immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...

References

• Fowler, Glenn. "Scott Matheson, 61, Ex-Governor And Leading Democrat in Utah", New York Times, 8 October 1990, pp. D10. 

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External links

• Scott M. Matheson from Utah History Encyclopedia

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