Alvin Crockett (October 19, 1831 – July 9, 1902) was the first mayor of

Logan, Utah Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The 2020 census recorded the population was 52,778. Logan is the county seat of Cache County and the principal city of the Logan metropolitan area, which includes Cache County and Franklin ...

and later served for 15 years as sheriff of

Cache County, Utah Cache County ( ) is a county located in the Wasatch Front region of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census the population was 133,154. Its county seat and largest city is Logan. Cache County is included in Logan metropolitan area. History ...

. Crockett was born on the Fox Islands of Maine. His family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while he was a young child and later emigrated to Nauvoo and then Utah. He settled in Payson, Utah shortly after his marriage in 1851. He moved to

in 1861. He was a member of the Cache Stake High Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1863 until at least 1901.

Sources

* Andrew Jenson. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1, p. 418-419. 1831 births 1902 deaths People from Vinalhaven, Maine Latter Day Saints from Maine People from Payson, Utah Politicians from Logan, Utah Mayors of places in Utah Latter Day Saints from Utah {{LDS-stub