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Reed Owen Smoot (1862-1941) —
also known as Reed Smoot —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
10, 1862.
Son of Abraham
Owen Smoot (1815-1895) and Anna Kristina (Morrison) Smoot.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1903-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1908,
1912,
1916
(speaker),
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Utah, 1912-20.
Mormon.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
9, 1941 (age 79 years, 30
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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James William Robinson (1878-1964) —
also known as J. W. Robinson —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Coalville, Summit
County, Utah, January
19, 1878.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Utah
County Attorney, 1918-21; candidate for Utah
state attorney general, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Utah, 1928,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1933-47; defeated, 1946.
Mormon.
Died in Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif., December
2, 1964 (age 86 years, 318
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Benjamin Kimball Bullock (1821-1901) —
also known as Benjamin K. Bullock —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Grafton, Grafton
County, N.H., January
27, 1821.
Son of Benjamin Bullock (1792-1852) and Dorothy (Kimball) Bullock
(1799-1853).
Mayor
of Provo, Utah, 1855-60, 1863; appointed 1863.
Died in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, March 22,
1901 (age 80 years, 54
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Mark Anderson (1889-1962) —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Teton, Fremont
County, Idaho, October
2, 1889.
Son of John C. Anderson and Mary Jane (Haws) Anderson.
Mayor
of Provo, Utah, 1936-41, 1946-47; resigned 1941.
Died in May, 1962
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Andrew Hunter Scott, Sr. (1815-1874) —
also known as Andrew H. Scott —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in 1815.
Mayor
of Provo, Utah, 1861-62; appointed 1861.
Died in 1874
(age about
59 years).
Original interment at Temple Hill Cemetery
(which no longer exists); reinterment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Isaac Bullock (1824-1891) —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Grafton, Grafton
County, N.H., October
21, 1824.
Son of Benjamin Bullock (1792-1852) and Dorothy (Kimball) Bullock
(1799-1853).
Mayor
of Provo, Utah, 1863; resigned 1863.
Died in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, March 16,
1891 (age 66 years, 146
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Thomas Nicholls Taylor (1868-1950) —
also known as Thomas N. Taylor —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in 1868.
Democrat. Mayor of
Provo, Utah, 1900-03; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Utah, 1912.
Died in 1950
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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James Robert Bullock (1916-1999) —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
16, 1916.
Son of James Alonzo Bullock (1888-1981) and Norma (Poulter) Bullock
(1895-1980).
Lawyer;
member of Utah state
house of representatives, 1963-67; district judge in Utah 4th
District, 1973-83.
Presided over the murder trial of Gary Gilmore.
Died, of complications from surgery, in Utah Valley Regional Medical
Center, Provo, Utah
County, Utah, November
4, 1999 (age 82 years, 323
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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John Edge Booth (1847-1920) —
also known as John E. Booth —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in 1847.
Mayor
of Provo, Utah, 1890-91.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 8,
1920 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Samuel Stephen Jones (1837-1923) —
also known as S. S. Jones —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in England,
February
9, 1837.
Mayor
of Provo, Utah, 1898-99.
Died in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
27, 1923 (age 86 years, 321
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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William H. Ray (1864-1936) —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born December
30, 1864.
Mayor
of Provo, Utah, 1910-11.
Died October
31, 1936 (age 71 years, 306
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Susa Young Gates (1856-1933) —
also known as Susa Young —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 18,
1856.
Daughter of Brigham
Young and Lucy (Bigelow) Young.
Republican. Writer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1908.
Female.
Mormon.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 27,
1933 (age 77 years, 70
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Inez Knight Allen (1876-1937) —
also known as Amanda Inez Knight —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Payson, Utah
County, Utah, September
8, 1876.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1924.
Female.
Died June 5,
1937 (age 60 years, 270
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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Robert Eugene Allen (1877-1967) —
also known as R. Eugene Allen —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Coalville, Summit
County, Utah, December
21, 1877.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 1924.
Died in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, April 27,
1967 (age 89 years, 127
days).
Interment at Provo City Cemetery.
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