Biography of Ernest G. Earl: 29th Mayor of Logan
Dates in Office: 1973 -1974, appointed September 13, 1973
Terms in Office: 1
Age when Appointed:72
Ernest G. Earl was born 10 October 1900 in Fielding, Utah, the sixth child of Charles William Earl and Hattie Leonard He married Vernetta Erickson of Logan on December 4, 1922[1], they had three children. He died 29 December 1994 in Logan, Utah and is buried in the Logan Cemetery.[2]
Ernest G. Earl was appointed Interim Mayor of Logan September 13, 1973 and finished that term.
He was a retired Texaco gasoline distributor praised as "honest, fair and considerate" and as a man who has served the community all his adult life. He also met the requirement imposed by Commissioners Fjeldsted and Glenn Nielsen that the interim mayor be a man without political aspirations.
In 1957 Earl lost the race for mayor to T. Earl Hunsaker. He has also run for commissioner, but said it was so long ago he couldn't remember who his opponent was.[3]
He received his early education in Fielding, then Brigham City (Box Elder High) and later attended Utah State Agricultural College.He worked with his father and brothers on the family farm until his parents moved to Logan in 1918.
Mr. Earl managed the Firestone store at 300 N Main and later owned and operated a Texaco service station at 500 N Main until 1942. He became consignee for Texaco Inc., doing business at 1000 N Main until his retirement at age 70.
He was one of the first members of the Logan Golf and Country Club and contributed many hours of "hands-on-labor" also served two terms on the board of directors. He has been a member of Rotary International Club of Logan since 1930, as president in 1942. He has been a member of Cache Chamber of Commerce for over 40 years, serving on the board of directors for two terms and also as president one year. In 1973, he was appointed mayor of the City of Logan for three months until an election was held.
He has been an active member of the LDS Church, serving as a scoutmaster, secretary in the Elders Quorum, councilor in the 6th Ward bishopric, bishop of the 14th Ward from 1947 to 1955.He was a high councilman and then first councilor in the Logan Stake Presidency for 14 years. Following his release from that assignment, he was an official sealer in the Logan LDS Temple for several years.[4]
[1] Social Security Death Index, FamilySearch.org, 2000
[2] Obituary, The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, January 1, 1995
[3] The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah September 13, 1973.
[4] Obituary, The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, January 1, 1995
