The Smoot–Rowlett family is a U.S.

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. It is linked by marriage to the Kimball–Snow–Woolley family.

Family members

Daniel Rowlett

*c.1786 - 2 Dec 1847 *Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837–38, 1839–40, 1843–44 *Namesake of

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*Brother of Joseph Rowlett *Uncle of Abraham Owen Smoot

Joseph Rowlett

*Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1838–50 *Brother of Daniel Rowlett *Uncle of Abraham Owen Smoot

Abraham Owen Smoot Abraham Owen Smoot (February 17, 1815 – March 6, 1895) was an American pioneer, businessman, religious leader, and politician. He spent his early life in the Southern United States and was one of seven children. After being baptized a memb ...

*February 17, 1815 - March 6, 1895 *Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1857–66 *Mayor of Provo, Utah, 1868–81 *First Head of the board of trustees of Brigham Young Academy *Stake president in Provo *Major benefactor of Brigham Young Academy, later Brigham Young University *Nephew of Daniel Rowlett *Nephew of Joseph Rowlett *Uncle of Emma Smith, who married Wilford Woodruff *Father of Abraham Owen Smoot *Father of Reed Smoot *Father of Zina Beal Smoot, who married Orson Ferguson Whitney *Grandfather of Abraham Owen Smoot III *Grandfather of Isaac Albert Smoot

Abraham Owen Smoot

*March 11, 1856 - May 22, 1911 *Member of Utah State Senate *Son of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895) *Half-brother of Reed Smoot *Father of Abraham Owen Smoot III *Father of Isaac Albert Smoot

Reed Smoot Reed Smoot (January 10, 1862February 9, 1941) was an American politician, businessman, and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A Republican who was first elected to the U.S. Senate by the Utah State Legislat ...

*January 10, 1862 - February 9, 1941 *U.S. Senator from Utah, 1903–33 *Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 *Member of Republican National Committee from Utah, 1912–20 *Son of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895) *Half-brother of Abraham Owen Smoot (1856-1911) *Half-uncle of Abraham Owen Smoot III *Half-uncle of Isaac Albert Smoot

Abraham Owen Smoot III

*September 9, 1879 - 1937 *Mayor of Provo, Utah, 1934–35 *Grandson of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895) *Son of Abraham Owen Smoot (1856-1911) *Half-nephew of Reed Smoot *Brother of Isaac Albert Smoot

Isaac Albert Smoot

*Born: November 3, 1880. *Member of Utah State House of Representatives, 1928–32 *Grandson of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895) *Son of Abraham Owen Smoot (1856-1911) *Half-nephew of Reed Smoot *Brother of Abraham Owen Smoot III

Wilford Woodruff Wilford Woodruff Sr. (March 1, 1807September 2, 1898) was an American religious leader who served as the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death. He ended the public practice of ...

*1 Mar 1807 - 2 Sep 1898 *Utah Territorial Legislature 1854 *Father of Newton Woodruff *He married Emma Smith, niece of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895) *Fourth

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1889-1898

Newton Woodruff

*3 Nov 1863 - 21 Jan 1960 *Mayor of Smithville, Utah 1900 *Son of Wilford Woodruff and Sarah Brown

External links

Political Graveyard: Rowlett-Smoot Family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smoot-Rowlett family Political families of the United States