George Dewey Clyde (21 July 1898-2 April 1972) was the Republican Governor of Utah from 7 January 1957 to 4 January 1965, succeeding J. Bracken Lee and preceding Cal Rampton.
Biography[]
George Dewey Clyde was born in Springville, Utah in 1898, and he served as dean of the Utah State University's college of engineering and technology for 22 years before entering politics as a state water conservator in 1934. He was elected Governor in 1957 as a Republican, and, while he increased state aid to education and teacher salaries, his spending increases for education fell short of perceived needs, leading to the first statewide teachers' strike in US history in May 1964. He also created Canyonlands National Park and a new interstate highway, and he died in 1972.