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{{Infobox officeholder/wp|name=Ethan H. Sawyer|office=[[Governor of the Utah Territory]]|bodyclass=|birth_date=July 5, 1840|death_date=October 19, 1915|rank=[[File:Union_Army_major_general_rank_insignia.svg|border|35px]] Major General<br/>[[File:US_Army_General_insignia_(1866).svg|border|35px]] General|serviceyears=1861-1875|battles=[[American Civil War]]
{{Infobox governor
| honorific_prefix    =
| name               =
| honorific_suffix    = {{Small|[[Utah Cross|UC]]}}
| image              =
| alt                =
| caption            =
| order              = 1st [[List of heads of state of Utah|Governor of Utah]]
| office             = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
| term_start          = 1877
| term_end            = 1885
| lieutenant          = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
| predecessor        =
| successor          = [[Eli Houston Murray]]
| order1              = [[List of heads of state of Utah|Territorial Governor of Utah]]
| office1            = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
| term_start1        = 1869
| term_end1          = 1876
| lieutenant1        = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
| predecessor1        = [[Charles Durkee]]
| successor1          = ''Himself as Governor of Utah''
| president1          = [[Andrew Johnson]]
| office2            = [[General of the West]]
| term2              = 1885–1887
| term3              = 1865–1869
| office4            = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Utah|Legislative Council]] for the [[3rd Council District (Utah)|3rd District]]
| majority4          = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
| term_start4        = 1894
| term_end4          = 1912
| predecessor4        = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
| successor4          = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number-->
| prior_term4        = 1884–1885
| birth_date         = July 5, 1840
| death_date         = October 19, 1915
| party              = [[Liberal Conservative Party of Utah|Liberal Conservative Party]]
| otherparty          = [[Freeman's Party (Utah)|Freeman's Party]]<br/>{{small|(1869–1890)}}
| relatives          = [[Robert Gould Shaw]]
| commands            = [[Military Division of the Trans-Rocky Mountains]]<br/>[[Utah Territorial Army]]<br/>[[Army of the San Juan]]<br/>1st Division, IV Corps, Army of Utah<br/>1st Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps, [[Army of Utah]]<br/>[[Utah Volunteer Regiment]]
| rank                = [[File:US_Army_O10_(1872).svg|border|35px]] General of the Armies
| serviceyears       = 1861-1875
| battles             = [[American Civil War]]
*[[Eastern Theater]]
*[[Eastern Theater]]
**[[First Battle of Bull Run]]
**[[First Battle of Bull Run]]
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**[[First Battle of Fort McElmo]]
**[[First Battle of Fort McElmo]]
**[[Second Battle of Fort McElmo]]
**[[Second Battle of Fort McElmo]]
[[War of Western Secession]]<br/>American Indian War|termstart=1869|termend=1881|allegiance=United States|term2=1889–1893|succeeded2=''Vacant''|relatives=[[Robert Gould Shaw]]|term1=1865-1869|office1=[[General of the West]]|succeeded1=[[Tommy Saxon]]|preceded2=Tommy Saxon|commands=[[Military Division of the Trans-Rocky Mountains]]<br/>[[Utah Territorial Army]]<br/>[[Army of the San Juan]]<br/>1st Division, IV Corps, Army of Utah<br/>1st Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps, [[Army of Utah]]<br/>[[Utah Volunteer Regiment]]|succeeded=[[Eli Houston Murray]]|preceded=[[Charles Durkee]]|state_legislature3=Utah Territorial|district3=75th|termstart3=1886|termend3=1890|state_senate4=Utah|district4=29th|termstart4=1896|termend4=1902|party=[[Beehive Party (Utah)|Beehive Party]]|otherparty=[[Freeman's Party (Utah)|Freeman's Party]]<br/>{{small|(1869–1890)}}}}Governor '''Ethan H. Sawyer''' {{Small|[[Utah Cross|UC]]}} (July 5, 1840–October 19, 1915) was a politician, military officer, and civil rights activist. He served as [[Governor of Utah|Governor of the Utah Territory]] from 1869–1873 and the 1st & 3rd General of the West from 1865–1869 and 1889–1893.
[[War of Western Secession]]<br/>American Indian War
}}
Governor '''Ethan H. Sawyer''' {{Small|[[Utah Cross|UC]], [[Courage Star (Utah)|CS]], [[Order of Military Merit (Utah)|CMM]], [[Distinctive Valor Cross (Utah)|DVC]], [[Merit Medal (Utah)|MM]], [[Legislative Council of Utah|MLC]]}} (July 5, 1840–October 19, 1915) was a politician, military officer, and civil rights activist. He served as [[Governor of Utah|Governor of the Utah Territory]] from 1869–1876, [[Governor of Utah]] from 1877–1885, General of the West from 1865–1869 and 1885–1887, and a Member of the [[Legislative Council of Utah]] from 1894–1912.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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