Norman Erekson

Norman W. Erekson (March 9, 1867 - April 6, 1945) was mayor of Murray, Utah from 1918 to 1919.[1]

Norman Erekson
7th Mayor of Murray, Utah
In office
January 1, 1918 – January 1, 1919
Preceded byJames W. McHenry
Succeeded byCharles Anderson
Personal details
BornMarch 9, 1867
Murray, Utah
DiedApril 6, 1945(1945-04-06) (aged 78)
Murray, Utah
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ellen Underwood
Children3
ResidenceMurray, Utah
Alma materUniversity of Utah

Norman Wines Erekson was born in South Cottonwood, Utah to Jonas Erekson (1827-1881) and Mary Powell Erekson (1830- 1891). His father had immigrated as a child from Stavanger, Norway. Norman Erekson, the youngest of the family, attended St. Mark's School in Salt Lake City while subsequently he became a student at the University of Utah. From school he was identified with ranching in West Tintic (Eureka, Utah), raising cattle and horses. Erekson served for two terms as trustee in the twenty sixth district and later was made a member of the Granite School District board. Afterward he spent his time on his ranch at West Tintic where he engaged in raising cattle and horses until 1916 when he sold out to J.E. Johnson and moved his family to Murray.[2][3]

His political allegiance was to the Republican Party. His administration was noted for dealing with the 1918 flu pandemic, which required the city to enforce strict health measures and lease buildings to handle those infected with the Spanish Influenza.[4] He died of a pulmonary embolism in 1945 at age 78.[5]

References
  1. "History of Murray City > Past Mayors". City government of Murray, Utah. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. Noble Warrum, Charles W. Morse, W. Brown Ewing; Utah since statehood, historical and biographical, Volume 4. The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1920
  3. "Erekson Artillo Dairy Farmhouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. April 13, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  4. History of Murray. Murray Eagle December 31, 1936
  5. "Former Mayor of Murray Dies", The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, April 08, 1945, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America


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