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Murdock family of Beaver, Utah

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John R. Murdock John Riggs Murdock (1826-1913) — also known as John R. Murdock — of Lehi, Utah County, Utah; Beaver, Beaver County, Utah. Born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 13, 1826. Mayor of Lehi, Utah, 1861-63; member of Utah territorial legislature, 1870; delegate to Utah state constitutional convention, 1895; member of Utah state house of representatives, 1900. Mormon. Died in Milford, Beaver County, Utah, November 12, 1913 (age 87 years, 60 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of John Murdock and Julia (Clapp) Murdock; married, November 13, 1849, to Alma Henrietta Lott; married, January 27, 1857, to Polly Emeline Lamb; married, January 10, 1863, to Mary Ellen Woolfenden and Margery May Bain; grandfather of Philo Taylor Farnsworth Jr. and Orrice Abram Murdock Jr..
  Political family: Murdock family of Beaver, Utah.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Lehi
  Philo Taylor Farnsworth Jr. (1877-1952) — also known as Philo T. Farnsworth, Jr. — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, May 19, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; represented railroads and mining companies; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Utah, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 4, 1952 (age 75 years, 138 days). Interment at Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1849-1920) and Julia Permelia (Murdock) Farnsworth; married, September 6, 1904, to Louise Taylor Richards; grandson of John Riggs Murdock; first cousin of Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. and Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971; inventor and television pioneer).
  Political family: Murdock family of Beaver, Utah.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Lucinda (Robinson) Murdock and Orrice Abraham Murdock; married, October 2, 1913, to Mary Violet Yardley; grandson of John Riggs Murdock; first cousin of Philo Taylor Farnsworth Jr..
  Political family: Murdock family of Beaver, Utah.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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