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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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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. |
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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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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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John W. Dawson (1820-1877) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Cambridge, Dearborn
County, Ind., October
21, 1820.
Farmer; lawyer; newspaper
editor; candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1854; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1856; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1858; Governor
of Utah Territory, 1861.
In December, 1861, after less than a month as territorial governor,
fled
Utah amid controversy and scandal.
Just east of Salt Lake City, he was attacked
by three men and badly injured.
Died in Indiana, September
10, 1877 (age 56 years, 324
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Norman Wines Erekson (1867-1945) —
also known as Norman W. Erekson —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in South Cottonwood (now part of Murray), Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 9,
1867.
Republican. Rancher; mayor of
Murray, Utah, 1918-19.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah, April 6,
1945 (age 78 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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James J. Layton —
of Layton, Davis
County, Utah.
School
teacher; farmer; mayor of
Layton, Utah; elected 1989.
Still living as of 1989.
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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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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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Curtis L. Shaw (1888-1944) —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Union (now part of Midvale), Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 1,
1888.
Farmer; builder;
mayor
of Murray, Utah, 1942-43.
Member, Lions.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
19, 1944 (age 55 years, 355
days).
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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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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Jean Westwood (1923-1997) —
also known as Jean Miles —
of West Jordan, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, November
22, 1923.
Democrat. Mink raiser; writer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. David
S. King, 1965-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1972;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1972; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1996.
Female.
Died, of pituitary
cancer, in American Fork Hospital,
American Fork, Utah
County, Utah, August
18, 1997 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Francis Marion Miles and Nettie (Potter) Miles; married
1941 to
Richard E. Westwood. |
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