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John Thomas Ahlquist III (b. 1968) —
also known as Tommy Ahlquist —
Born in Hunter (now part of West Valley City), Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
25, 1968.
Republican. Physician;
real
estate developer; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 2018.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2018.
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Aldon Junior Anderson (1917-1996) —
also known as Aldon J. Anderson —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
3, 1917.
Lawyer;
district judge in Utah, 1957-71; U.S.
District Judge for Utah, 1971-84; took senior status 1984.
Mormon. Member, American Bar
Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
24, 1996 (age 79 years, 81
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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Lewis Robert Anderson (1872-1968) —
also known as Lewis R. Anderson —
of Manti, Sanpete
County, Utah.
Born in Fountain Green, Sanpete
County, Utah, March
26, 1872.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1920.
Mormon. Swedish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete
County, Utah, October
19, 1968 (age 96 years, 207
days).
Interment at Manti
Cemetery, Manti, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Anderson and Mary Ann (Crowther) Anderson; married 1895 to Clara
Maria Munk. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Deseret News, April 30,
1943 |
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Mark Evans Austad (1917-1988) —
also known as Marcus Jacob Austad; "Mark
Evans" —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, April 1,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio
announcer, broadcast
newsman, and host of his own television
news show; U.S. Ambassador to Finland, 1975-77; Norway, 1981-84.
Mormon. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Arizona, October
20, 1988 (age 71 years, 202
days).
Interment at Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Utah.
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Robert LeGrand Backman (b. 1922) —
of Utah.
Born March
22, 1922.
Member of Utah state legislature, 1970.
Mormon.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ariel Smith Ballif, Sr. (1901-1995) —
also known as Ariel S. Ballif —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Logan, Cache
County, Utah, December
9, 1901.
University
professor; Mormon
bishop; mayor of
Provo, Utah, 1961.
Mormon.
Died May 11,
1995 (age 93 years, 153
days).
Interment somewhere
in Provo, Utah.
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John George Moroni Barnes (1860-1932) —
also known as John G. M. Barnes —
of Kaysville, Davis
County, Utah.
Born in Kaysville, Davis
County, Utah, March 5,
1860.
Democrat. Merchant;
canning
business; banker;
member of Utah
state senate, 1901-04; mayor
of Kaysville, Utah, 1924; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Utah, 1924.
Mormon.
Died in Kaysville, Davis
County, Utah, July 26,
1932 (age 72 years, 143
days).
Interment at Kaysville
City Cemetery, Kaysville, Utah.
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John Richard Barnes (1833-1919) —
also known as John R. Barnes —
of Kaysville, Davis
County, Utah.
Born in Bedfordshire, England,
July
28, 1833.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Mormon.
Died in Kaysville, Davis
County, Utah, January
21, 1919 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Kaysville
City Cemetery, Kaysville, Utah.
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Terrel Howard Bell (1921-1996) —
also known as Terrel H. Bell —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Lava Hot Springs, Bannock
County, Idaho, November
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Utah
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1981-84.
Mormon.
Died of pulmonary
fibrosis in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 22,
1996 (age 74 years, 224
days).
Interment at Larkin
Sunset Gardens, Sandy, Utah.
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Robert Foster Bennett (1933-2016) —
also known as Robert F. Bennett —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
18, 1933.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1992-.
Mormon.
Died May 4,
2016 (age 82 years, 229
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Wallace Foster Bennett (1898-1993) —
also known as Wallace F. Bennett —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
13, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paint
manufacturer; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1951-73, 1974-75; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Mormon. Member, Rotary.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
19, 1993 (age 95 years, 36
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Harden Bennion (1862-1936) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Taylorsville, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
7, 1862.
Democrat. Rancher; merchant;
postmaster at Vernal,
Utah, 1895-98; member of Utah
state senate 12th District, 1899-1904; secretary
of state of Utah, 1917-20; Utah
Democratic state chair, 1925.
Mormon. Member, Delta
Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
12, 1936 (age 74 years, 5
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bennion and Esther Ann (Birch) Bennion; married 1893 to Vilate
Kimball Nebeker. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) —
Born in Whitney, Franklin
County, Idaho, August
4, 1899.
Farmer;
agricultural
extension agent; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61.
Mormon. Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
President of the Mormon Church 1985-94.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 29,
1994 (age 94 years, 298
days).
Interment at Whitney
Cemetery, Whitney, Idaho.
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John Milton Bernhisel (1799-1881) —
also known as John M. Bernhisel —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Sandy Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 23,
1799.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1851-59, 1861-63.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
28, 1881 (age 82 years, 67
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Robert Bishop (b. 1951) —
also known as Rob Bishop —
of Brigham City, Box Elder
County, Utah.
Born in Kaysville, Davis
County, Utah, July 13,
1951.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1979-94; Speaker of
the Utah State House of Representatives, 1992-94; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 2003-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 2004,
2008.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry Hooper Blood (1872-1942) —
also known as Henry H. Blood —
of Utah.
Born in Kaysville, Davis
County, Utah, October
1, 1872.
Democrat. Davis
County Treasurer, 1898-1901; school
teacher; bank
director; member, Utah Public Utilities Commission, 1917-21;
member, Utah State Road Commission, 1922-32; Governor of
Utah, 1933-41.
Mormon.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 19,
1942 (age 69 years, 261
days).
Interment at Kaysville
City Cemetery, Kaysville, Utah.
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Edgar Bernard Brossard (b. 1889) —
also known as Edgar B. Brossard —
of Utah; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Oxford, Bannock
County, Idaho, April 1,
1889.
Republican. College
professor; economist;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1925-45; chair, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1930.
Mormon. Member, American
Economic Association; Grange;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Zeta; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amable Alphonse Brossard and Mary Catherine (Hobson) Brossard;
married, August
25, 1915, to Laura P. Crowley. |
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Charles Brown (1873-1943) —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born September
28, 1873.
Mayor
of Murray, Utah, 1906-09.
Mormon.
Died in Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
8, 1943 (age 69 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clair W. Burgener (1921-2006) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Vernal, Uintah
County, Utah, December
5, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; realtor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-83 (42nd District 1973-75,
43rd District 1975-83).
Mormon. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Encinitas, San Diego
County, Calif., September
9, 2006 (age 84 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Claude J. Burtenshaw (b. 1918) —
of Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho; Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Bonneville
County, Idaho, February
24, 1918.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Idaho
Democratic State Committee, 1948-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1952; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
chair
of Madison County Democratic Party, 1954; member of Idaho
state senate, 1958-59; university
professor; candidate for mayor of
Logan, Utah, 1989.
Mormon. Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. F. Burtenshaw and Olive (Humphrey) Burtenshaw; married, May 27,
1942, to Frances Davis. |
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Laurence Junior Burton (1926-2002) —
also known as Laurence J. Burton —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, October
30, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1963-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1970.
Mormon. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, November
27, 2002 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Christopher B. Cannon (b. 1950) —
also known as Chris Cannon —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
20, 1950.
Republican. Lawyer; business
owner; business
executive; candidate for Presidential Elector for Utah; U.S.
Representative from Utah 3rd District, 1997-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Donald James Cannon (1919-1998) —
also known as D. James Cannon —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
8, 1919.
Member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1957-58; candidate for Governor of
Utah, 1964; candidate for mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1967.
Mormon.
Coined the Utah license plate slogan "The Greatest Snow On Earth".
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 5,
1998 (age 78 years, 87
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Frank Jenne Cannon (1859-1933) —
also known as Frank J. Cannon —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
25, 1859.
Printer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1892,
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1895-96; defeated, 1892; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1896-99; Utah
Democratic state chair, 1902-04; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Utah, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Mormon.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 25,
1933 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Ogden
City Cemetery, Ogden, Utah.
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George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901) —
also known as George Q. Cannon —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Liverpool, England,
January
11, 1827.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member
Utah territorial council, 1865-66, 1869-72; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1873-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah Territory, 1880
(not seated).
Mormon.
Had five wives and 32 children; spent six months in federal penitentiary
for cohabitation.
Died in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., April
12, 1901 (age 74 years, 91
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) —
also known as Howard W. Cannon —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, January
26, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982.
Mormon. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Lions; Elks.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Odyssey House Hospice,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 6,
2002 (age 90 years, 39
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Martha Maria Hughes Cannon (1857-1932) —
also known as Martha Hughes Cannon; Mattie Cannon;
Martha Maria Hughes —
of Utah; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Llandudno, Wales,
July
1, 1857.
Physician;
member of Utah
state senate, 1897-1905.
Female.
Mormon.
First
woman state senator in the U.S.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 10,
1932 (age 75 years, 9
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Jason E. Chaffetz (b. 1967) —
of Alpine, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March
26, 1967.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 2008;
U.S.
Representative from Utah 3rd District, 2009-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joshua Reuben Clark Jr. (1871-1961) —
also known as J. Reuben Clark, Jr. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Grantsville, Tooele
County, Utah, September
1, 1871.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Utah, 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Mormon. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
6, 1961 (age 90 years, 35
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Harvey H. Cluff (b. 1872) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, October
24, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 8th District, 1908-12; chair of
Utah County Republican Party, 1917-20; Utah
state attorney general, 1921-29; director of mining
companies.
Mormon. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel S. Cluff and Frances A. (Worsley) Cluff; married, October
11, 1900, to Freda Barnum. |
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George Dewey Clyde (1898-1972) —
also known as George D. Clyde —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Springville, Utah
County, Utah, July 21,
1898.
Republican. Engineer;
university
professor; Governor of
Utah, 1957-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 1960.
Mormon. Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary;
American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Died in Salt Lake
County, Utah, April 2,
1972 (age 73 years, 256
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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John Christopher Cutler (1846-1928) —
of Utah.
Born in Sheffield, England,
February
5, 1846.
Salt
Lake County Clerk, 1884-90; Governor of
Utah, 1905-09; banker.
Mormon.
Found in the garage of his home, with a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound in his head, and died soon after in a hospital
at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, July 30,
1928 (age 82 years, 176
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Henry Aldous Dixon (1890-1967) —
also known as Henry A. Dixon —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, June 29,
1890.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; banker; president,
Weber College, 1919-20 and 1937-53; president,
Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University), 1953-54;
U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1955-61.
Mormon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, January
22, 1967 (age 76 years, 207
days).
Interment at Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Utah.
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Frank Evans (1873-1950) —
of Coalville, Summit
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Coalville, Summit
County, Utah, July 26,
1873.
Coal
miner; newspaper
editor; school
teacher; lawyer; Summit
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-07; member of Utah
state senate, 1915-17.
Mormon. Member, Exchange
Club; Newcomen
Society.
Died August
21, 1950 (age 77 years, 26
days).
Interment at Coalville
City Cemetery, Coalville, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Beck Evans and Anna Catherine (Brunn) Evans; married, December
31, 1902, to Priscilla Livingston. |
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William Henry Folland (1877-1941) —
also known as William H. Folland —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
5, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1929-39; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1937-39.
Mormon. Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 4,
1941 (age 63 years, 181
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of Eli A. Folland and Rachel A. (Lewis) Folland; married, November
6, 1903, to Grace Freeze. |
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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.
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, Provo, Utah.
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Earl Joseph Glade (1885-1966) —
also known as Earl J. Glade —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, December
2, 1885.
University
professor; organizer, vice-president, Radio
Station KSL, Salt Lake City; mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1944-54.
Mormon. Member, Rotary.
Died September
12, 1966 (age 80 years, 284
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Heber Jeddy Grant (1856-1945) —
also known as Heber J. Grant —
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
22, 1856.
Member of Utah
territorial legislature, 1884; real estate
developer; President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints, 1918-45.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 14,
1945 (age 88 years, 173
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816-1856) —
also known as Jedediah M. Grant; "Brigham's
Sledgehammer" —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., February
21, 1816.
Mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1851-56; died in office 1856.
Mormon.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
1, 1856 (age 40 years, 284
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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David Bruce Haight (1906-2004) —
also known as David B. Haight —
of Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Oakley, Cassia
County, Idaho, September
2, 1906.
Hardware
store owner; mayor
of Palo Alto, Calif., 1961-63.
Mormon.
Died July 31,
2004 (age 97 years, 333
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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James Vear Hansen (1932-2018) —
also known as James V. Hansen —
of Farmington, Davis
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, August
14, 1932.
Republican. Real estate
agent; insurance
agent; business
executive; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1973-80; Speaker of
the Utah State House of Representatives, 1979-80; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1981-.
Mormon. Member, Rotary.
Died in Farmington, Davis
County, Utah, November
14, 2018 (age 86 years, 92
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Blaine Hansen (1925-2005) —
also known as Robert B. Hansen —
Born August
13, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Utah
state attorney general, 1977-81.
Mormon.
Died December
25, 2005 (age 80 years, 134
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Ephraim Hanson (b. 1872) —
of Ephraim, Sanpete
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Ephraim, Sanpete
County, Utah, March
10, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Sanpete
County Attorney, 1910-11; district judge in Utah 3rd District,
1920-28; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1929-38.
Mormon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Peter Hanson and Christina (Jeppson) Hanson; married, June 5,
1901, to Ella Dorius. |
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Edwin Dilworth Hatch (1889-1953) —
also known as Edwin D. Hatch —
of Heber City, Wasatch
County, Utah.
Born in Heber City, Wasatch
County, Utah, March
10, 1889.
Republican. Livestock
raiser; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 1924.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
21, 1953 (age 64 years, 11
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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Orrin Grant Hatch (1934-2022) —
also known as Orrin G. Hatch —
of Midvale, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Homestead, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
22, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1977-2019; candidate for Republican nomination
for President, 2000;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 2004,
2008;
received the Medal
of Freedom in 2018.
Mormon. Member, Federalist
Society.
Songwriter,
author of dozens of religious and patriotic songs.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, April
23, 2022 (age 88 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paula Hawkins (1927-2009) —
also known as Paula Fickes; "The Battling Maitland
Housewife" —
of Maitland, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
24, 1927.
Republican. Model;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1968-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1978; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.
Female.
Mormon.
Inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of
Fame, 2000.
Died in Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla., December
3, 2009 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Interment at Palm
Cemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
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William Henry Hooper (1813-1882) —
also known as William H. Hooper —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., December
25, 1813.
Secretary
of Utah Territory, 1857-58; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1859-61, 1865-73; defeated,
1860; member of Utah
territorial senate, 1862.
Mormon.
Slaveowner.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
30, 1882 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Alice Merrill Horne (1868-1948) —
also known as Alice Smith Merrill —
of Utah.
Born in Fillmore, Millard
County, Utah, January
2, 1868.
School
teacher; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1898.
Female.
Mormon.
Died, of a heart
attack, October
7, 1948 (age 80 years, 279
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Jefferson Hunt (1804-1879) —
also known as Charles Jefferson Hunt —
of San
Bernardino County, Calif.; Weber
County, Utah; Oxford, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Mason County (part now in Bracken
County), Ky., January
22, 1804.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1851, 1863; member of California
state assembly, 1853-58 (2nd District 1853-54, 1st District
1854-58).
Mormon.
Founder, in 1860, of Huntsville, Utah.
Died in Oxford, Bannock
County, Idaho, May 11,
1879 (age 75 years, 109
days).
Interment at Red
Rock Pass Cemetery, Red Rock, Idaho.
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Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. (b. 1960) —
also known as Jon Huntsman, Jr. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March
26, 1960.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1992-93; Governor of
Utah, 2005-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Mormon. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Youngest U.S. Ambassador of the 20th century.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Jennings (1823-1886) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in England,
September
13, 1823.
Merchant;
tanner;
mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1882-85.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
15, 1886 (age 62 years, 124
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Daniel P. Jones (1856-1935) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Utah, 1856.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1923-24.
Mormon.
Died in 1935
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Matthew Kennedy (1905-1996) —
also known as David M. Kennedy —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Randolph, Rich
County, Utah, July 21,
1905.
Economist;
banker;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1969-71; U.S. Ambassador to , 1971-73.
Mormon. Member, American
Economic Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 1,
1996 (age 90 years, 285
days).
Interment at Randolph
Cemetery, Randolph, Utah.
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Lorna J. Kesterson (1925-2012) —
also known as Lorna Jolley —
of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, December
30, 1925.
Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Henderson, Nev., 1985-93.
Female.
Mormon.
Died, in her doctor's
office, Henderson, Clark
County, Nev., January
16, 2012 (age 86 years, 17
days).
Interment at Southern
Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
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Heber Chase Kimball (1801-1868) —
also known as Heber C. Kimball —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Sheldon, Franklin
County, Vt., June 14,
1801.
One of the original Twelve Apostles in the early Mormon Church; member
Utah territorial council, 1851-58.
Mormon. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Injured in a carriage
accident, and died soon after, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 22,
1868 (age 67 years, 8
days).
Interment at Kimball-Whitney Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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David Sjodahl King (1917-2009) —
also known as David S. King —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 20,
1917.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1959-63, 1965-67;
defeated, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1962; U.S. Ambassador to Malagasy Republic, 1967-69; Mauritius, 1968-69.
Mormon. Member, Jaycees.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 5,
2009 (age 91 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry King (1863-1949) —
also known as William H. King —
of Fillmore, Millard
County, Utah; Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Fillmore, Millard
County, Utah, June 3,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Millard
County Attorney; Millard
County Clerk; member of Utah
territorial legislature, 1886; member
Utah territorial council, 1891; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1894-96; U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1897-99, 1900-01; defeated,
1900, 1902; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1917-41; defeated, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928.
Mormon.
Died November
27, 1949 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Harold Arundel Lafount (1880-1952) —
also known as Harold A. Lafount —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Aston, Birmingham, England,
January
5, 1880.
Civil
engineer; hardware
business; land
company manager; member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927-34;
president, National Independent Broadcasters.
Mormon.
Died October
21, 1952 (age 72 years, 290
days).
Interment at Salt Lake City Memorial Mausoleum & Mortuary, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
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Michael Okerlund Leavitt (b. 1951) —
also known as Michael O. Leavitt; Mike
Leavitt —
of Utah.
Born in Cedar City, Iron
County, Utah, February
11, 1951.
Republican. Insurance
business; Governor of
Utah, 1993-2003; resigned 2003; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Utah; administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 2003-05; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2005-09.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2019.
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John Doyle Lee (1812-1877) —
also known as John D. Lee —
Born in Kaskaskia, Randolph
County, Ill., September
6, 1812.
Member of Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1858.
Mormon.
Involved in the Mountain Meadows massacre on September 11, 1857, when
a Mormon militia and Paiute Indian tribesmen slaughtered about 120
settlers who had been traveling through Utah by wagon train; indicted
for murder
almost twenty years later, and tried in
1875; the first trial ended in a hung jury; retried
in 1876; convicted
and sentenced to
death; released for a time in order to settle his business
affairs; executed
by firing
squad, at Mountain Meadows, Washington
County, Utah, March
23, 1877 (age 64 years, 198
days).
Interment at Panguitch
Cemetery, Panguitch, Utah.
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Michael Shumway Lee (b. 1971) —
also known as Mike Lee —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 4,
1971.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel to Gov. Jon
Huntsman, 2005-06; law clerk for Justice Samuel
Alito, 2006-07; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 2008;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 2011-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2022.
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Charles Rendell Mabey (1877-1959) —
also known as Charles R. Mabey —
of Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah, October
4, 1877.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;
author;
banker;
president, Bonneville Irrigation District; president, Triangle Drug
Company; director, Bountiful Lumber and
Building Association; director, Bountiful Light and
Power Company; mayor
of Bountiful, Utah, 1910; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1913-16; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1916; Governor of
Utah, 1921-25; defeated, 1924; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Mormon. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; United
Spanish War Veterans; Navy
League; Rotary.
Died in Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah, April
26, 1959 (age 81 years, 204
days).
Interment at Bountiful
Memorial Park, Bountiful, Utah.
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Rendell Noel Mabey (1908-2000) —
also known as Rendell N. Mabey —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah.
Born in Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah, August
8, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
director of banks and
an insurance
company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1936;
member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1943-48; Speaker of
the Utah State House of Representatives, 1947-48; candidate for
Governor
of Utah, 1948; member of Utah
state senate, 1953-56.
Mormon. Member, Sigma
Nu.
Died November
8, 2000 (age 92 years, 92
days).
Interment at Bountiful
Memorial Park, Bountiful, Utah.
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Grant MacFarlane (b. 1899) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, April 1,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Utah Democratic Party, 1928; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1929, 1935; member of Utah
state senate, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Utah, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); Utah
Democratic state chair, 1948-49.
Mormon. Member, Exchange
Club; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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G. Margaret Marr (b. 1896) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Lewisville, Jefferson
County, Idaho, February
4, 1896.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1944,
1948
(alternate).
Female.
Mormon.
Burial location unknown.
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James David Matheson (b. 1960) —
also known as Jim Matheson —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
21, 1960.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 2001-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2004,
2008.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Wilson McHenry (1864-1931) —
also known as James W. McHenry —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
23, 1864.
Mayor
of Murray, Utah, 1916-17.
Mormon.
Died in Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
23, 1931 (age 67 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Koln Gunn McKay (1925-2000) —
also known as K. Gunn McKay —
of Utah.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1963-67; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1971-81; defeated, 1980,
1986, 1988.
Mormon.
Died, of cancer,
in Huntsville, Weber
County, Utah, October
6, 2000 (age 75 years, 226
days).
Interment at Huntsville
Cemetery, Huntsville, Utah.
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Lavar Cook McMillan (1921-1997) —
also known as Lavar C. McMillan; Mac
McMillan —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; dairy
manager; mayor of
Murray, Utah, 1986-89; defeated, 1989.
Mormon. Member, Rotary.
Died February
28, 1997 (age 75 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Evan Mecham (1924-2008) —
of Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Duchesne, Duchesne
County, Utah, May 12,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Arizona
state house of representatives, 1952; member of Arizona
state senate, 1960-62; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1962 (Republican), 1992 (Independent); Governor of
Arizona, 1987-88; defeated, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1982.
Mormon. Member, John
Birch Society.
Indicted
in 1988 on six felony counts of perjury
and filing a false
campaign report, specifically of failing
to report a $350,000 loan to his campaign by Barry Wolfson, a
real estate developer; later acquitted of these charges. Impeached
by the Arizona House of Representatives on February 5, 1988, on charges
of obstructing
justice and illegally lending
state money to his business; convicted
and removed from office by the Arizona Senate on April 4, 1988. A
recall
election was scheduled against him, but it was cancelled by the
Arizona Supreme Court.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
22, 2008 (age 83 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alma Lowell Merrill (1886-1961) —
also known as A. L. Merrill —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Richmond, Cache
County, Utah, January
24, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948.
Mormon.
Died in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, February
20, 1961 (age 75 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Eugene Hyde Merrill (1908-1973) —
also known as Eugene H. Merrill —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 25,
1908.
Democrat. Engineer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1952-53.
Mormon.
Died in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, January
4, 1973 (age 64 years, 193
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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John Hamilton Morgan (1842-1894) —
Born in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., August
8, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1883.
Mormon.
Died in Preston, Oneida
County, Idaho, August
14, 1894 (age 52 years, 6
days).
Interment somewhere
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Frank Edward Moss (1911-2003) —
also known as Frank E. Moss; Ted Moss; "The
Conscience of the Senate" —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Holladay, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
23, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1952
(alternate), 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Utah, 1956; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1959-77; defeated, 1976.
Mormon. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
29, 2003 (age 91 years, 128
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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James Henry Moyle (1858-1946) —
also known as James H. Moyle —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in 1858.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1914; member of Democratic
National Committee from Utah, 1916-21.
Mormon.
Died in 1946
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (1893-1979) —
also known as Abe Murdock —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Utah.
Born in Austin, Lander
County, Nev., July 18,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; Beaver
County Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1933-41; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1940,
1944
(chair, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1952;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1941-47; defeated, 1946; member, National
Labor Relations Board, 1947-57.
Mormon.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
15, 1979 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Beaver, Utah.
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William Orton (1948-2009) —
also known as Bill Orton —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in North Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, September
22, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Utah 3rd District, 1991-97; defeated, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Utah, 2000; member of Democratic
National Committee from Utah, 2008.
Mormon. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died April
18, 2009 (age 60 years, 208
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Rockey Park (1833-1900) —
also known as John R. Park —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 7,
1833.
Republican. School
teacher; president,
University of Deseret (now University of Utah), 1869-92; Utah
superintendent of public instruction, 1895-1900; died in office
1900.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
29, 1900 (age 67 years, 145
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of John Park and Anna Elizabeth (Waggoner) Park. |
| | | The Park Building
at the University
of Utah, Salt Lake
City, Utah, is named for
him. — Draper Park School
(built 1912; converted to city hall 1972; sold 2017), in Draper,
Utah, was named for
him. — Draper Park Middle
School (built 2013), in Draper,
Utah, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS John R. Park (built 1943 at Richmond,
California; torpedoed and lost in the English
Channel, 1945) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Salt Lake Herald,
September 30, 1900 |
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Calvin Crane Pendleton (1811-1873) —
also known as Calvin C. Pendleton —
of Nauvoo, Hancock
County, Ill.; Parowan, Iron
County, Utah.
Born in Hope, Knox
County, Maine, August
25, 1811.
Physician;
probate judge in Utah, 1853-55; member of Utah
territorial legislature, 1854; Iron
County Recorder, 1855-65.
Mormon.
Died in Parowan, Iron
County, Utah, April
21, 1873 (age 61 years, 239
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Job Pendleton and Betsey (Crane) Pendleton; married 1844 to Sally
A. Seavey; married 1846 to Phebe
Smith; married, November
14, 1849, to Sarah Ann Newberry; married, April 2,
1861, to Mary J. Coombs; great-grandnephew of Nathan
Pendleton (1754-1841); first cousin twice removed of Nathan
Pendleton (1779-1827); second cousin of Joseph
Palmer Dyer; second cousin once removed of Charles
Marsh Pendleton, James
Monroe Pendleton and Cyrus
Henry Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Daniel
Burrows; third cousin of Edward
Wheeler Pendleton, Charles
Henry Pendleton, Harris
Pendleton, Chauncey
C. Pendleton, James
Pendleton, Nathan
William Pendleton and Eckford
Gustavus Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Lorenzo
Burrows, Cornelius
Welles Pendleton and Claudius
Victor Pendleton; fourth cousin of Enoch
C. Chapman. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Andrew C. Peterson (1870-1955) —
of Graham
County, Ariz.
Born in Utah, 1870.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1919-20.
Mormon.
Died in 1955
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ivy Baker Priest (1905-1975) —
also known as Ivy Baker; Ivy Baker P.
Stevens —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Kimberly, Piute
County, Utah, September
7, 1905.
Republican. Candidate for Utah
state house of representatives, 1934; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1950; Treasurer of the
United States, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1964,
1972;
California
state treasurer, 1967-75; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Female.
Mormon.
Died, of cancer,
June
23, 1975 (age 69 years, 289
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Orange D. Baker and Clara (Fernly) Baker; married 1935 to Roy F.
Priest; married 1961 to Sidney
Stevens. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Calvin Lewellyn Rampton (1913-2007) —
also known as Calvin L. Rampton; Cal
Rampton —
of Davis
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah, November
6, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. J.
W. Robinson, 1936-38; Davis
County Attorney, 1939-41; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1952,
1972;
Governor
of Utah, 1965-77.
Mormon.
Died, of cancer,
in CareSource Hospice,
Holladay, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
16, 2007 (age 93 years, 314
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Charles Redd (1889-1975) —
also known as Charlie Redd —
of La Sal, San Juan
County, Utah.
Born in Bluff, San Juan
County, Utah, May 8,
1889.
Republican. Rancher; postmaster;
farm
implement dealer; banker;
member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1923-31; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1944,
1960.
Mormon.
Died in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, March
30, 1975 (age 85 years, 326
days).
Interment at Blanding City Cemetery, Blanding, Utah.
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Brigham Henry Roberts (1857-1933) —
also known as Brigham H. Roberts —
of Utah.
Born in Warrington, Lancashire, England,
March
13, 1857.
Democrat. Delegate
to Utah state constitutional convention, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1899-1900.
Mormon.
His seat in Congress was declared
vacant in January 1900, because he was a polygamist.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
27, 1933 (age 76 years, 198
days).
Interment at Centerville
Ward Cemetery, Centerville, Utah.
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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
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 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, Provo, Utah.
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Marion George Romney (1897-1988) —
also known as Marion G. Romney —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua,
September
19, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1935.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 20,
1988 (age 90 years, 244
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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Vernon Romney (1896-1976) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua,
July
3, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Utah
Republican State Executive Committee, 1936-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1960,
1964;
Utah
Republican state chair, 1944-50, 1958-62; member of Republican
National Committee from Utah, 1944-50, 1958-62; vice-president,
State Savings &
Loan Association.
Mormon. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
9, 1976 (age 79 years, 190
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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Vernon Bradford Romney (1924-2013) —
also known as Vernon B. Romney —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, April
27, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer;
staff for U.S. Sen. Arthur
V. Watkins; Utah
state attorney general, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of
Utah, 1976.
Mormon. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, July 13,
2013 (age 89 years, 77
days).
Cremated.
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Willard Mitt Romney (b. 1947) —
also known as Mitt Romney; "Mittens";
"The Mittster" —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
12, 1947.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1994; Governor of
Massachusetts, 2003-07; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 2008;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008
(delegation chair); candidate for President
of the United States, 2012; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 2019-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2021.
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Matthew James Salmon (b. 1958) —
also known as Matt Salmon —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
21, 1958.
Republican. Telecommunications
executive; member of Arizona
state senate 21st District, 1991-95; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1995-2001, 2013-17 (1st District
1995-2001, 5th District 2013-17); candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 2002.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2017.
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David Sam (b. 1933) —
of Duchesne, Duchesne
County, Utah.
Born in Hobart, Lake
County, Ind., August
12, 1933.
Lawyer;
Duchesne
County Attorney, 1966-72; Duchesne
County Commissioner, 1972-74; district judge in Utah 4th
District, 1976-85; U.S.
District Judge for Utah, 1985-99; took senior status 1999.
Mormon. Romanian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Wayne LeRoy Sandberg (1918-1997) —
also known as Wayne Sandberg —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, July 13,
1918.
Member of Utah
state senate, 1978-86.
Mormon.
Died November
30, 1997 (age 79 years, 140
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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James Sharp —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1885-86.
Mormon.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Shawcroft (1874-1964) —
of La Jara, Conejos
County, Colo.
Born in Fountain Green, Sanpete
County, Utah, December
13, 1874.
Republican. Farmer; rancher;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1940
(alternate), 1944;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Mormon.
Died in La Jara, Conejos
County, Colo., November
27, 1964 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Interment somewhere
in Sanford, Colo.
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Mark L. Shurtleff (b. 1957) —
of Sandy, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born August
9, 1957.
Republican. Lawyer; Utah
state attorney general, 2001-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 2004,
2008.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Albert Smith (1817-1875) —
of Utah.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 26,
1817.
Member of Utah
territorial legislature, 1860.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
1, 1875 (age 58 years, 67
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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John Henry Smith (1848-1911) —
of Utah.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, September
18, 1848.
Member of Utah state legislature, 1900.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
13, 1911 (age 63 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895) —
also known as Abraham O. Smoot; A. O.
Smoot —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Owenton, Owen
County, Ky., February
17, 1815.
Mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1857-66; mayor of
Provo, Utah, 1868-81; banker; lumber
business.
Mormon.
Died in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, March 6,
1895 (age 80 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washigton Smoot and Nancy Ann (Rowlett) Smoot; married, November
11, 1838, to Margaret Thompson McMeans; married, February
17, 1856, to Anna Kirstine Mauritzdatter; father of Abraham
Owen Smoot (1856-1911) and Reed
Owen Smoot; nephew of Daniel
Owen Rowlett and Joseph
Rowlett; grandfather of Abraham
Owen Smoot III and Isaac
Albert Smoot. |
| | | Political families: Bullock
family of Massachusetts; Clinton-DeWitt
family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building
(opened 1962), at Brigham Young University,
Provo,
Utah, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Isaac Albert Smoot (1880-1957) —
also known as I. A. Smoot —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, November
3, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1928-32; postmaster at Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1933-50 (acting, 1933-34); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1952.
Mormon.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
12, 1957 (age 76 years, 129
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1903-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1908,
1912,
1916
(speaker),
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928
(chair, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Utah, 1912-20.
Mormon. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
9, 1941 (age 79 years, 30
days).
Interment at Provo
City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.
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Daniel C. Snarr (b. 1950) —
also known as Dan Snarr —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in 1950.
Democrat. Mayor of
Murray, Utah, 1999-2013.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2013.
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Karl Nelson Snow Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Karl Snow —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, July 1,
1930.
Republican. Member of Utah
state senate, 1972-85; candidate for Governor of
Utah, 1984; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Utah, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 3rd District, 1990.
Mormon.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of Karl Nelson Snow and Wanda (McGregor) Snow; married, January
29, 1960, to Donna Jean Dain. |
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William Spry (1864-1929) —
of Grantsville, Tooele
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Windsor, England,
January
11, 1864.
Republican. Member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1903-06; Governor of
Utah, 1909-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 1912,
1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah, 1918; Commissioner, U.S. General Land
Office, 1921.
Mormon.
Died, from a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1929 (age 65 years, 100
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Richard Howard Stallings (b. 1940) —
also known as Richard H. Stallings —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho; Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho; Macks Inn, Fremont
County, Idaho.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, October
7, 1940.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1985-93; defeated, 1998;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1992; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 2008.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert S. Stevens (c.1916-2000) —
of California.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, about 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 60th District, 1963-67; member of California
state senate 25th District, 1967-77; superior court judge in
California, 1977-83.
Mormon.
Died in Santa Monica UCLA Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
9, 2000 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Thomas Stewart (1853-1935) —
also known as William T. Stewart —
of Kanab, Kane
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
18, 1853.
Member of Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1887-89.
Mormon.
Died in Alamo, Lincoln
County, Nev., August
21, 1935 (age 81 years, 307
days).
Interment at Alamo
Cemetery, Alamo, Nev.
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Douglas R. Stringfellow (1922-1966) —
of Utah.
Born in Draper, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
24, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1953-55.
Mormon.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
19, 1966 (age 44 years, 25
days).
Interment at Memorial
Gardens of the Wasatch, Ogden, Utah.
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John Swallow (b. 1962) —
of Sandy, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in San Gabriel, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
10, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1996-2002; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 2002, 2004; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Utah; Utah
state attorney general, 2013-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married 1985 to
Suzanne Seader. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: John Swallow for Attorney
General |
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Elbert Duncan Thomas (1883-1953) —
also known as Elbert D. Thomas —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 17,
1883.
Democrat. University
professor; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1933-51; defeated, 1950; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1948.
Mormon. Member, American
Society for International Law; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1953
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Lamont Felt Toronto (b. 1914) —
also known as Lamont Toronto —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
21, 1914.
Republican. Member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1947; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Utah, 1952
(alternate), 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); secretary
of state of Utah, 1953-63.
Mormon. Member, Amvets.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Toronto and Minnie Etta (Felt) Toronto; married, February
21, 1940, to Helen Davidson. |
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Arthur Townsend (1868-1950) —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Derbyshire, England,
September
13, 1868.
Merchant;
mayor
of Murray, Utah, 1930-31.
Mormon.
Died August
28, 1950 (age 81 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lester Andrew Wade (b. 1889) —
also known as Lester A. Wade —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Pleasant View, Weber
County, Utah, July 8,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Utah, 1933-43; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1943-66; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1961-63.
Mormon. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Monroe Wade and Isabelle Maria (Crandall) Wade; married, June 10,
1920, to Nellie Vanderwerff. |
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Arthur Vivian Watkins (1886-1973) —
also known as Arthur V. Watkins —
of Orem, Utah
County, Utah; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Midway, Wasatch
County, Utah, December
18, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; rancher;
district judge in Utah, 1928-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1947-59; defeated, 1958.
Mormon. Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Kiwanis.
Died in Orem, Utah
County, Utah, September
1, 1973 (age 86 years, 257
days).
Interment at Eastlawn
Memorial Hills, Orem, Utah.
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Milton Holmes Welling (1876-1947) —
also known as Milton H. Welling —
of Utah.
Born in Farmington, Davis
County, Utah, January
25, 1876.
Democrat. Member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1917-21; defeated, 1922;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1920; secretary
of state of Utah, 1929-37.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 28,
1947 (age 71 years, 123
days).
Interment at Fielding
Cemetery, Fielding, Utah.
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Daniel Hanmer Wells (1814-1891) —
also known as Daniel H. Wells —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Trenton, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
27, 1814.
Mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1866-76.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
24, 1891 (age 76 years, 148
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Heber Manning Wells (1859-1938) —
also known as Heber M. Wells —
of Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, August
11, 1859.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1892; delegate
to Utah state constitutional convention, 1895; Governor of
Utah, 1896-1905; banker.
Mormon.
Died of a stroke,
March
12, 1938 (age 78 years, 213
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Michael Kent Winder (b. 1976) —
also known as Mike Winder; "Richard
Burwash" —
of West Valley City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
27, 1976.
Republican. Vice-president, Winder Farms dairy; historian;
mayor
of West Valley City, Utah, 2010-; reprimanded
by the city council in 2011 for writing news articles for local media
outlets under an assumed
name, Richard Burwash; also forced to
resign from his job with public relations firm.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2012.
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Gerald Lewis Wright (1933-2002) —
also known as Gerald L. Wright; Jerry
Wright —
of West Valley City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Lyman, Uinta
County, Wyo., February
22, 1933.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; mayor
of West Valley City, Utah, 1994-2002; defeated, 1987; died in
office 2002.
Mormon.
Suffered a stroke,
and died, in LDS Hospital,
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, July 25,
2002 (age 69 years, 153
days).
Interment at Valley View Memorial Park, West Valley City, Utah.
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Brigham Young (1801-1877) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Whitingham, Windham
County, Vt., June 1,
1801.
Leader of the Mormon Church 1841-1877; Governor
of Utah Territory, 1850-58.
Mormon. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of peritonitis
and appendicitis,
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, August
29, 1877 (age 76 years, 89
days).
Interment at Mormon
Pioneer Memorial, Salt Lake City, Utah; statue at Temple
Square, Salt Lake City, Utah; statue at Heritage
Plaza, St. George, Utah.
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