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Murray (/ ˈ m ʌr i /) is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah.Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, the city had a population of 50,637 as of the 2020 United States Census. [6]
Murray, Utah was declared a city July 3, 1902, instituting a mayor-council form of government. The mayor of Murray was originally partisan, but switched to a non-partisan position. The term of mayor was originally two years, but amended to a four-year term in the 1940s in accordance with state law. The following is a list of mayors of Murray, Utah.
Daniel C. Snarr is a four-time elected mayor of Murray, Utah. Snarr was first elected in 1997 and was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term that began in January 2010 and ended in January 2014. As a former mayor in a Mayor / Council form of government, Murray City employed 396 full- and part-time employees and 487 seasonal employees.
Lynn F. Pett (1940-September 17, 2017) was mayor of Murray, Utah from 1990-1998. [1] Prior to serving as Mayor, Pett worked in government service for six years as executive assistant to the mayor of Murray. Pett began his career in 1958 and has worked under five Murray mayors and two commissioners. [2]
Prior to his government services he was owner of Murray City Pharmacy. He has been president of the Utah State Jaycees, by whom he was honored as outstanding young man of the state, and president of the Murray Chamber of Commerce. The Utah League of Cities and Towns named him Utah’s most outstanding city official in 1970. [5]
Chillion Letts "C.L." Miller was the first elected mayor of Murray, Utah from 1902 to 1903. [1] Serving along with him were as City Recorder M.A. Williamsun and Councilmen James Gilbert, Reynolds Cahoon, Arthur E. White, Herbert S. Sanders and William Mccleary. Mayor Miller's term may well be called a period of organization.
Charles Brown (September 28, 1873 – February 8, 1943) was mayor of Murray, Utah from 1906 to 1909. [1] He was the first mayor of Murray to serve two terms. From 1898 to 1933 he engaged in the grocery business in Murray. He was active in the LDS Church serving a church mission to California from 1896 to 1898. [2]
Arthur Townsend was the mayor of Murray, Utah from 1930 to 1932. [1] A native of Derbyshire England, he was born to William and Ruth Townsend. He came to America when he was 13 years old and later he fulfilled a two-year Mormon mission to England.