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Israel Evans (1828-1896) —
of Lehi, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Columbiana
County, Ohio, October
2, 1828.
Merchant;
charged
in 1861 with stealing
an ox; tried in
an ecclesiastical court, found
guilty, and ordered to pay restitution;
mayor
of Lehi, Utah, 1867-69; his efforts to monopolize retail trade
and intimidate
competitors alienated many in the community; the Utah Stake High
Council of the Mormon Church ruled
against him in 1878.
Mormon.
Died in Lehi, Utah
County, Utah, May 31,
1896 (age 67 years, 242
days).
Interment at Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah.
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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.
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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 |
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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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