Simon Bamberger

Simon Bamberger
4th Governor of Utah
In office January 1, 1917 – January 3, 1921
Preceded by	William Spry
Succeeded by	Charles R. Mabey
Personal details
Born	(1845-02-27)February 27, 1845 Darmstadt-Eberstadt, Germany
Died	October 6, 1926(1926-10-06) (aged 81) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ida Maas
Children	4, including Julian

Simon Bamberger (February 27, 1845 – October 6, 1926) was the fourth governor of Utah (1917–1921) after it achieved statehood from territorial status in 1896. Bamberger retains the distinction of being the first non-Mormon, the first Democrat, as well as the first, and to date only, Jewish Governor of Utah. He was also the third Jew ever elected governor of any state, after Washington Bartlett of California and Moses Alexander of Idaho.