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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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William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) —
also known as William M. Jardine —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Oneida
County, Idaho, January
16, 1879.
College
professor; agronomist;
president, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1930; Kansas
state treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Beta
Theta Pi; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Forestry Association; Farm
Bureau.
Died January
17, 1955 (age 76 years, 1
days).
Interment at Logan
City Cemetery, Logan, Utah.
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Christian Nephi Jensen (b. 1880) —
also known as Christian N. Jensen —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Ephraim, Sanpete
County, Utah, June 18,
1880.
College
professor; president, Brigham Young College, 1913-20; Utah
superintendent of public instruction, 1921-33.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Gamma
Sigma Delta.
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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