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Samuel R. Thurman
Samuel R. Thurman (1850–July 12, 1941) was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1917 to 1929, serving as chief justice from 1927 to 1929. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Early life, education, and career Born in Kentucky, Thurman moved to Lehi, Utah in 1870, at age 20. His older brother George W. Thurman was Lehi City Attorney at the time, but was shot and killed at a New Year's Eve party in 1871. The younger Thurman studied at Brigham Young Academy and Deseret University (later the University of Utah).Richard Van Wagoner"Mayor Samuel R. Thurman, Lehi’s Ninth Mayor" Thurman married Isabella Karren, a native of Lehi. He worked as a school teacher and also reading law, studied law. In 1879 he was admitted to the practice of law in Utah, and then traveled to the University of Michigan where he earned a law degree. He was part of a significant number of Utah Latter Day Saints going to study law at the University of Michigan in this time peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah Since Statehood, Historical And Biographical (1919) (14576636410)
Utah ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its west by Nevada. Utah also touches Four Corners, a corner of New Mexico in the southeast. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, Utah is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 13th-largest by area; with a population over three million, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 30th-most-populous and List of U.S. states by population density, 11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt Lake City; and Washington County, Utah, Washington County in the southwest, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Smith
John Henry Smith (September 18, 1848 – October 13, 1911) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency (LDS Church), First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was a prominent politician in Utah and played an important role in the transition from Utah as a United States territory, territory to a U.S. state, state of the United States. LDS Church service From 1867 until 1869 Smith served as a counselor in the bishopric of the Provo 4th Ward, which at that time covered all Provo north of Center Street and east of 1st East. In 1874 and 1875, Smith served as a Mormon missionary, missionary in Europe. He spent most of this mission in England, particularly in and around the city of Birmingham. From 1875 to 1880, Smith was the Bishop (Latter Day Saints), bishop of the Salt Lake 17th Ward (LDS Church), Ward. In October 1880, LDS Church President of the Church (LDS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Justices Of The Utah Supreme Court
Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat, the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. Navy submarine * Chief petty officer, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies * Chief warrant officer, a military rank Other titles * Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan * Chief mate, or Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel * Chief of staff, the leader of a complex organization * Fire chief, top rank in a fire department * Scottish clan chief, the head of a Scottish clan * Tribal chief, a leader of a tribal form of government * Chief, IRS-CI, the head and chief executive of U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Places * Chief Mountain, Montana, United States * Stawamus Chief or the Chief, a granite dome in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
