Elias Lacy Thomas Harrison (March 27, 1830 in

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– May 22, 1900) was an architect and writer in

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, who became important in the history of Utah and the

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. Harrison converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in England in the 1840s in part due to the preaching of Orson Pratt. He was baptized by Orson Pratt. In England, he became friends with Edward Tullidge, the editor and writer of the '' Millennial Star''. He was head of the church bookstore in London. He was President of the London Conference. He immigrated in 1861 with his niece, Alice Harrison, sailing on the ship "Monarch of the Sea." After immigration to

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, Harrison and Tullidge were co-editors of the '' Peep O' Day'', believed to be the first magazine in the

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. Harrison and Tullidge, along with William Godbe, started the ''Mormon Tribune'', which later became '' The Salt Lake Tribune''. Harrison was eventually excommunicated by the church and was influential in the formation of the

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or "New Movement". He wrote the text for a hymn in the Latter-day Saint Hymnal "Sons of Michael, He approaches."

Architect

Harrison's architectural works include the

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, Salt Lake Theatre interior, Walker's Store, Walker Brother's Bank, and the Godbe-Pitts Company Store. He also designed his own home, sometimes referred to as "the castle" and located in the Capitol Hill Historic District at 10 West 300 North in Salt Lake City. The Daft Block is his only existing work on the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Elias L. T. 1830 births 1900 deaths Architects from Salt Lake City British emigrants to the United States People excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Godbeites English Latter Day Saints 19th-century American architects Mormon pioneers