Orson Spencer Clawson (1852–1916) generally known simply as Spencer Clawson, was a politician, businessman and inventor in Salt Lake City in the general time frame of 1900.
Clawson was the son of
Hiram B. Clawson
Hiram Bradley Clawson (November 7, 1826 – March 29, 1912) was a Latter-day Saint businessman and Church leader in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Life and career
Clawson was born in Utica, New York. He was educated at the Utica Academy. ...
and his wife Ellen Spencer Clawson. Ellen was the daughter of
Orson Spencer for whom Spencer Clawson was named. Spencer Clawson was baptized a Latter-day Saint in 1860 at the age of eight.
Clawson was a half-brother of
Rudger Clawson
Rudger Clawson (March 12, 1857 – June 21, 1943) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1898 until his death in 1943. He also served as President of the Quorum of the ...
who worked for a time under Clawson in the dry goods trade.
In 1900 Clawson received a patent for a method of typing both a letter's address and the letter itself on the same sheet of paper. In 1890 Clawson was the candidate of the
People's Party for mayor of
Salt Lake City but he lost to
George M. Scott the candidate of the
Liberal Party.
Clawson married Nabbie Howe Young a daughter of
Brigham Young and Clarissa Clara Decker. Spencer and Nabbie had six children.
Clawson was involved in the dry goods trade in Salt Lake City, buying most of his products from New York City where he was well known among wholesalers.
[''New York Times'', Jan. 4, 1896]
Spencer Clawson was also on the original committee that worked to form Latter-day Saint College in 1886. This institution has gone through many changes in name and function but is the ancestor of the current
LDS Business College.
Clawson was also the president of the Pioneer Jubilee celebration in 1897.
Clawson's son Orson Spencer Clawson Jr. was a great musician and pianist. Another son, Curtis Young Clawson, was a major in the United States Army artillery in
World War I.
Sources
* ''Deseret News'', Sep. 29, 1900.
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Andrew Jenson
Andrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, (December 11, 1850 – November 18, 1941) was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the ea ...
. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 289; Vol. 2, p. 615.
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B. H. Roberts
Brigham Henry Roberts (March 13, 1857 – September 27, 1933) was a historian, politician, and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He edited the seven-volume ''History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
, ''Comprehensive History of the Church'', Vol. 6, p. 206
''Utah Genealogical Magazine'' article on Brigham Young's descendants
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1852 births
1916 deaths
Latter Day Saints from Utah
Politicians from Salt Lake City
People's Party (Utah) politicians
Businesspeople from Salt Lake City
19th-century American businesspeople