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David GesselUtah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Reed Smoot represented Utah in the United States Senate for thirty years, longer than any other Utah senator past or present. He was the first native-born Utahn to establish a national political reputation and was also the only Mormon apostle to serve in the U.S. Senate. During his senatorial career, Smoot served concurrently as a …
Jon M. Huntsman, Sr.is Founder and Executive Chairman of Huntsman Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals. Forty years ago, Mr. Huntsman began a small entrepreneurial plastics packaging business. Originally known for pioneering innovations in packaging and, later, for rapid and integrated growth in petrochemicals, its operating companies today manufacture chemical products used in a wide range of …
Patricia L. ScottUtah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Arthur V. Watkins was born in Midway, Utah, 18 December 1886. Vivian (as he was known by his family) was the first of six children born to Arthur and Adelia Gerber Watkins. Educated in Utah public schools in Midway and Vernal, he entered Brigham Young Academy prep school at age of seventeen. Three years …
S. Matthew Despain and Fred R. GowansUtah History Encyclopedia, 1994 John Henry Weber was born in 1779 in Altona near Hamburg, at that time part of Denmark. By 1807 he migrated to America to Ste. Genevieve, Missouri where he became acquainted with William Ashley and Andrew Henry. In 1822 Weber enlisted in the Ashley-Henry Fur Company which departed St. Louis …
(1859 – 1956) The father of Utah copper mining, Jackling helped found the Utah Copper Co. in 1903. Figuring that mining would only be profitable with the open-pit method of ore recovery, he began in Bingham Canyon what was to become the world’s largest open-pit mine. Kennecott eventually bought the mine, and copper became king in Utah.
Newell G. BringhurstUtah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Brigham Young was born June 1, 1801 in Whittingham, Vermont. He was the ninth of eleven children, growing up in an unsettled frontier environment characterized by frequent family moves to various communities throughout upstate New York. Despite the influences of a strict, moralistic family and being exposed to the religious fervor that characterized the …
(1895–1985) Presiding over the LDS church in 1978, Kimball had a revelation negating the church’s ban on black males in the priesthood, and as a result opened the door to membership growth throughout the world. With the revelation, the world’s perception of Utah and Utah’s perception of the world in regard to race changed.
Utah’s bird man recognized more than 300 bird calls. Charles Warner Lockerbie was born January 7, 1879, near Mankato, Minnesota, to William and Belle Garrett Lockerbie. At age eleven he moved with his mother and sister to Salt Lake City to live with his maternal grandparents. Growing up near the Jordan River he developed an intense interest in its wildlife, …
(1963 – ) Easily the most recognized athlete in Utah’s history. As a career member of the Utah Jazz and twice voted NBA’s most valuable player, Malone has provided the state unprecedented global notoriety and a sense of unity.
Jay M. Haymond Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Dan Marriott was born in Bingham, Tooele County, on 2 November 1939. He attended public schools in Sandy and graduated from Jordan High School in 1958. He attended the University of Utah and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1967; he later earned a certificate from the American College of Life …