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It was natural that Mr. Thurman should have chosen the law as his profession. He completed the academic course in Sonora Academy, Kentucky, and later the law course in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He came to Utah in 1869, and two years later married Miss Isabel Karren. Their sons and daughters are: Richard B., William T., Samuel D., Victor E., Allen G. Thurman, Mrs. Mabel Davis, Mrs. Margaret Irvine and Mrs. Lydia Reed.
Mr. Thurman has been a leader in Democratic politics in Utah since early manhood. He was the first man to run for Congress on any national party ticket, "the Sagebrush Demo- cratic" ticket, in Utah. He was elected state chairman in 1912 and was re-elected in 1914. He was assistant United States district attorney during President Cleveland's last term; mayor of Lehi when he was 24 years of age; county recorder and county attorney of Utah county; city attorney of Lehi, Ameri- can Fork, Pleasant Grove, Provo, Springville, Spanish Fork and Payson; he was a member of the Constitutional convention and espoused the cause of woman suffrage, and he has been a member of the legislature during several terms.
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TILLMAN D. JOHNSON
ILLMAN D. JOHNSON, recognized as one of the most able lawyers in the state, recently was ap- pointed judge of the Federal court for the District of Utah by President Wilson. He is a brilliant ora- tor, a convincing pleader and one of the strong pillars of the Democracy in Utah. Judge Johnson was born in Tennessee in 1858, and is the son of C. M. Johnson and Mary Catherine Davis-Johnson. Following his completion of the pub- lie school course in his native city, he attended the Cumberland university at Lebanon, Tennessee, from which he was grad- uated in 1880.
Nine years later, Judge Johnson came to Utah and took up his residence at Ogden. There he put out his shingle as attor- ney-at-law, and within a few years had attained a good prac- tice. Because of his keen wit and ready command of language, he won a reputation as an orator of ability and did considerable campaigning for the Democratic party. His opinion always has had much weight in party councils and the popularity he gained, combined with a thorough knowledge of the law, resulted in his choice as federal judge.
Judge Johnson was married to Miss Fannie McCall in Tennessee. They have three children : Wade M. Johnson, 30 years old: Ralph M. Johnson, 24 years old, and Ruth Johnson, 20 years old.
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HENRY HERMANN ROLAPP
MONG the most noted men in the State of Utah is Judge Henry Hermann Rolapp, lawyer, financier and authority on the sugar beet industry. He is the son of Fritz and Anna (Thiesen) Rolapp, and was born in Flensburg, Germany, March 22, 1860. His early education was obtained in the German grammar schools and Realschule. He left Germany in 1877 and lived in Liverpool, England, until 1880, when he came to the United States, settling in Salt Lake City in June of that year. He was admitted to the Utah bar in 1881 and in 1884 obtained an LL.B. degree from the University of Michigan.
Following his return to Utah, Judge Rolapp took up the practice of law at Ogden. On December 9, 1885, he was mar- ried to Martha Horrocks of that city. From 1885 to 1887 he was assessor and from 1887 to 1891 assistant county attorney of Weber county. He was cashier of the Utah Loan & Trust con- pany from 1892 to 1895. During a period of seven years, from 1888 to 1895, he served as a member of the State Board of Cor- rections and as a Supreme Court jury commissioner.
Judge Rolapp was appointed justice of the Supreme Court of Utah territory in November, 1895, and when Utah was ad- mitted as a state, January 1, 1896, was elected judge of the Second Judicial district, serving until January 1, 1905. In 1904 he was delegate to the Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists at St. Louis.
At present Judge Rolapp is associate general counsel of the Great Western Sugar company, Denver, Colo,; president of the United States Sugar Manufacturers' association; president of the U. S. Beet Seed company; director of the Cameron Coal company, and regent of the University of Utah. He divides his time between Denver and Salt Lake.
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ORSON H. HEWLETT
EN who have invested their money in manufacturing enterprises in Utah have done much toward the gen- eral advancement of people in the state. Busy fac- tories and widespread posperity go hand in hand. Among the manufacturers whose name is known in almost every household in Utah is Orson H. Hewlett, secretary-treasurer and general manager of Hewlett Brothers company. Mr. Hewlett is a progressive citizen, a wide-awake booster and at all times has the interests of Salt Lake and of Utah at heart. He can always be found in the thick of the fray when there is a battle on for the improvement of civic condi- tions. He is the son of Mary W. Hewlett and George W. Hew- lett, and was born in Bristol, England, in 1869. He was brought to Utah when two years old and here he has resided ever since.
For many years Mr. Hewlett has occupied a prominent place in public life. He was president of the Utah Association of Credit Men for three terms and president of the Manufac- turers' Association of Utah for two terms. He is an ardent motorist and was elected president of the Automobile Club of Utah. He served also as a director of the Utah State Fair as- sociation. Though not seeking political preferment, he was elected as one of Salt Lake county's representatives in the state legislature.
Mr. Hewlett is married, his wife's maiden name being Emily Anderson. Three children born to the union are: Grace, 23 years old; Verne O., 21, and Lester F., 19. The family home is at 125 East Seventh South street.
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E. M. ALLISON, JR.
ECOGNIZED for his sound judgment on legal prob- R lems, E. M. Allison, Jr., member of the law firm of Van Cott, Allison and Riter, with offices in the Walker Bank building, is one of the best known lawyers of the state. He was born at Lehi, Utah, December 13, 1863, and is the son of Edward M. and Eliza Allison. Mr. Allison completed the common school work, following which he attended the University of Utah at Salt Lake. He was gradu- ated with the class of 1885. Having had a leaning toward the profession of lawyer since his early youth, Mr. Allison then took up the study of law and was admitted to practice.
Mr. Allison is a member of the Masonic order and of the Alta, University and Commercial clubs. He is a Republican and his views have always had great weight in the councils of the party.
Mr. Allison was married to Miss Rowene Cook and there are three children as issue, Philip, Edward and Rowene. The family lives at 732 East First South street, Salt Lake.
Mr. Allison has been a resident of the capital city of the state for many years and here he is known as one of the most influential men of the community. He is an ardent booster for the city and the state and is interested in all movements for the general good.
While Mr. Allison is best known in Salt Lake, he is popular throughout the whole state and in fact the whole intermountain country.
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WILLIAM N. WILLIAMS
ILLIAM NEWJENT WILLIAMS, state senator and owner of the Co-operative Furniture company of Salt Lake, was born in Carmarthenshire, South Wales, March 17, 1851. His parents were among the early converts to the Mormon faith and Mr. Williams emi- grated with them in 1861, coming by boat and rail to Nebraska and crossing the plains with ox teams to Salt Lake, Mr. Williams walking most of the way.
Mr. Williams engaged in many of the occupations of the pioneer, attending school during the winter season, including a course in Morgan's college and the University of Deseret, now the University of Utah. He was a carpenter and builder and in 1883 was one of the organizers of the Co-operative Furniture company, of which he is now sole owner.
Identified actively with the development of Utah, Mr. Williams is largely interested in mining, real estate and other industries. Following are some of the companies in which he is interested : The Herald-Republican Publishing company, Hotel Utah Operating company, Utah Oil Refining company, Superior Mining company, and the Demijohn Consolidated Mining com- pany. He is a member of the Commercial club, the Bonneville club, director in the Cambrian society, and a regent of the Uni- versity of Utah. He has been prominent and active in the af- fairs of the Mormon church, serving as missionary to Wales in 1877 to 1879, and returning with a party of 625 converts.
An active and consistent Republican, he has served as rep- resentative and state senator since 1900.
Mr. Williams was married to Clarissa Smith July 16, 1877, and they have the following children living: Clarissa W. Van Law, Sarah W. Wilson, Josephine Williams, Eva Williams, Georgia Williams, Bathsheba Williams and Lyman S. Williams.
Mr. Williams has devoted much time and means in the in- terest of civic improvements and to the promotion of music and higher education. He is genial, sympathetic and generous and is beloved and respected by a wide circle of friends and associates.
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EDWIN LESSEL CARPENTER.
DWIN L. CARPENTER was born in Bloomington, Ill., August 22, 1860, but has been closely identified with Utah and her industries for so many years that Illinois can have scarcely any claim upon him now. He is a son of Erastus S. and Martha B. Carpenter, and among his ancestors was Major General Carpenter, founder of Elmyra, N. Y. He has followed the mining profes- sion virtually all his life, and though he has never attended col- lege, and cannot append a title or degree to his signature, he has risen to the top of his profession and is recognized as one of the state's most competent experts in the coal mining industry.
Mr. Carpenter came to Salt Lake City in 1882, remaining twenty years here, and identifying himself closely with the devel- opment of the coal industry of the state. He then left, returning in June, 1912, and now makes his home in Salt Lake City.
Mr. Carpenter is president of the Consolidated Fuel Com- pany, one of the largest coal mining corporations in the west, and is also president of all of the affiliated and subsidiary companies. The list of his corporation connections is a long one. He is a Re- publican in politics.
Mrs. Carpenter was formerly Myra Cameron. Two sons were born to the family. They are .James R. Carpenter, 27 years of age and F. Leon Carpenter, 24 years of age.
Mr. Carpenter is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has attained the thirty-second degree. He is a member of the Ex- change Club, Boston; the Brae Burn Country Club, Boston; the Rocky Mountain Club, New York City; the Lawyers' Club, New York City; the Alta Club, the Commercial Club, the Rotary Club, the Transportation Club, and the Country Club of Salt Lake City.
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FRANK ERATH
MONG the successful business men of Utah is Frank Erath of 488 East Ninth South street, Salt Lake. He is the son of Frank and Josephine Erath and was born in Wurtenburg, Germany. He attended the common schools of his native city, from which he was graduated. Early in youth he started to learn the trade of flour milling and showed such remarkable aptitude that he soon was listed among the master millers.
Mr. Erath came to Utali in 1884. In 1887 he was married to Miss Ella Bergel, and there are two sons issue of that mar- riage, Frank Erath, 26 years old, and Amos Erath, 23 years old.
Mr. Erath is a 32nd degree Mason and also a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is a Republican in national politics.
Mr. Erath is well known as a conservative, substantial busi- ness man of Salt Lake. He is always a consistent booster for a greater Salt Lake and a greater Utah, and can always be found among the ranks of those whose watchword is "Progress."
Mr. Erath is principal proprietor and manager of the Su- perior Baking company, which has a large plant at 935 Denver street, Salt Lake. His thorough knowledge of the business and his strong executive ability has placed the company among the big concerns of the state.
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WILLIAM CHARLES ANDREW VISSING
MONG the citizens of Salt Lake City who, years ago, had faith in its future; who saw possibilities for its growth and advancement; who encouraged its devel- opment, who has shown his faith by his works, is W. C. A. Vissing. William Charles Andrew Vis- sing was born in Veile, Denmark, August 23, 1874, the son of W. C. A. Vissing and Anna Johanna Jacobsen Busk Vissing. At the age of eleven he accompanied his parents to Utah. Not long after his arrival here he organized the first Newboys' union, and was its first president and treasurer. This was in 1887. At the age of sixteen years he became an ap- prentice in the plumbing trade. After becoming a journeyman he had charge of some of the most important work in that line in the state.
Mr. Vissing was for a period of about eight years in the employ of George G. Doyle & Co., Plumbing and Heating, and then became Mr. Doyle's partner.
On March 28, 1898, Mr. Vissing married Jessie A. Covey, who died April 2, 1915. A daughter, Daryl, is the result of the union.
In the spring of 1907 Mr. Vissing saw an opportunity in the erection, sale and management of apartment houses, and, meeting with success, has continued in this business until today, being recognized as an expert in the construction of flats and apartment honses. He has erected both for himself and others splendid buildings that house upward of 1,500 families.
Perhaps the most prominent of apartment houses erected by Mr. Vissing is the Fairmont, No. 50 East Fifth South street. He is now engaged in the construction of the large Covey apart- ments on East South Temple. Mr. Vissing takes a keen interest in civic affairs. He belongs to no fraternal organization and takes no active part in politics, but at the same time he is in the front ranks of Salt Lake City's real boosters.
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ANTHON H. LUND.
EVERED by the members of his own faith, and hon- ored by men and women of differing faiths, Anthon H. Lund, of the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holds a remark- able place in the respect and admiration of the peo- ple of Utah.
President Lund is a son of Henrik Lund and Anna Chris- tina Anderson Lund, and is a native of Aalborg, Denmark. He was born May 15, 1844, and despite his three-score years and ten, bears many burdens of trust and responsibility with a light heart, and a smile that bespeaks broad sympathies and a tender heart.
In addition to rendering such notable service to his church that he has risen to the rank of counsellor to the president, Presi- dent Lund has served his state. He is a member of the board of regents of the University of Utah ; and is a member also of the state capitol commission, which has charge of the construction of the capitol. He is closely identified with the church school sys- tem, being president of the board of trustees of the Latter-day Saints' university and president of the board of trustees of Snow academy. He also is vice president of Zion's Co-operative Mer- cantile Institution, and chairman of its executive board.
President Lund gained his early education by attending the common schools of his native town for eight years. He came to Utah in 1862, and married Sarah A. Peterson. Their sons and daughters are Anthony C. Lund, 43 years of age ; Henry C. Lund, 41 years of age; Herbert Y. Lund, 37 years of age ; Othniel Lund, 32 years of age; A. William Lund, 28 years of age; G. Cannon Lund, 23 years of age, and Eva A. Lund, 21 years of age. The family residence is at 127 West North Temple street, Salt Lake City.
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HANS A. PEDERSEN
QUIPPED with a superlative understanding of the weak and the strong points in the characters of chil- dren, Hans A. Pedersen of Logan, Utah, has made a commendable record as judge of the juvenile court of the First Judicial district. His success in handling successfully many a perplexing case he attributes to great measure to the fact that he has reared a large family himself, thus gaining invaluable experience. Mr. Pedersen was born in the northern part of Norway, "the land of the midnight sun," on August 13, 1862, and resided there until he was 19 years old, when he came to Utah, arriving here in September, 1881.
Mr. Pedersen attended the Brigham Young college at Lo- gan and on leaving this institution hearkened to the "call of the land." He followed farming for a number of years, acquir- ing big holdings, and now is considered one of the most success- ful farmers in Cache valley. Later, he launched into the busi- ness of handling real estate and loans, in which business he now is engaged, in addition to looking after his farming in- terests.
In politics Mr. Pedersen is a Republican and has been hon- ored by election to the state legislature and to the city judge- ship of Logan. At present he is judge of the juvenile court at Logan.
Mr. Pedersen is one of the most influential citizens in his community. He is connected with the First National Bank of Logan, is director of the Magdalena Land company and is man- ager of H. A. Pedersen & company.
Mr. Pedersen is married, his wife's maiden name having been Mary Jeppesen. To them were born ten children, nine of whom are living.
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FRANKLIN SNYDER RICHARDS
RANKLIN SNYDER RICHARDS was born at Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20, 1849. His parents, Frank- lin Dewey Richards and Jane Snyder Richards, were pioneers of 1848. He was educated in the public and private schools. Mr. Richards married Emily S. Tan- ner. He was principal of one of the largest schools in Salt Lake City from 1866 to 1869, when he removed to Ogden, where he served as County Clerk and Recorder for Weber county from 1870 till 1877. He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and filled the office of prosecuting attorney from that time till his removal to Salt Lake City in 1884. He was city attorney for Salt Lake City, from 1884 till 1890. and since that time has been special counsel for the city in a number of important suits. He has been gen- eral counsel for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1880, and has represented the church and its members in several cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, in- volving important questions of constitutional law. He has been in active practice since 1874 and is attorney for Zion's Co-opera- tive Mercantile Institution, the American Smelting & Refining company, and other large business concerns in Utah. He was a member of the Upper House of the Utah Legislature in 1884 and again in 1890. As president of the legislative council he appointed the committee which drafted our first free school law. He was a member of the Constitutional Conventions of 1882 and 1887 and was sent to Washington, D. C., as a delegate, to present the proposed constitutions to Congress and urge the admission of Utah into the Union. He was also a delegate to the convention which framed the constitution upon which the state was finally admitted into the Union. Since that time he has devoted himself to the practice of his profession, and has declined to accept pub- lic office.
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RT. REV. JOSEPH S. GLASS, C. M., D. D.
OSEPH SARSFIELD GLASS, bishop of the Salt Lake diocese of the Roman Catholic church, was born March 13, 1874, in Bushnell, Illinois, his parents being James and Mary Edith Kelly-Glass. Less than a year before, on August 15, 1873, Father Scanlan entered Salt Lake to become the missionary rector of the largest parish in the United States, and following his death in the spring of 1915, Father Glass was appointed his successor.
Joseph Sarsfield Glass began his education in the parochial schools of Sedalia, Missouri, where he completed the course of St. Vincent's college, afterward taking up his studies in St. Mary's Apostolic college at Perryville, Missouri. Later he en- tered the novitiate of the Congregation of the Mission and be- came a student at St. Mary's seminary in Perry county, Mis- souri, in which institution he took a course in philosophy and theology. He was ordained a priest by Bishop George Mont- gomery in St. Vincent's church, Los Angeles, August 15, 1897.
After finishing his schooling in the United States, Bishop Glass went to Rome, where he became a student of philosophy and theology. He attended the University of the Propaganda and graduated from the University of Minerva in 1899 with the de- gree of D. D.
In June, 1901, he was appointed president of St. Vincent's college and pastor of St. Vincent's church at Los Angeles, where he remained until his appointment as Bishop of Salt Lake. As an orator, he is looked upon as the peer of any in the state. Wherever Bishop Glass has been called upon to work, there his Christian zeal and indomitable spirit proved his worth.
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HYRUM L. MULLINER
HEN Hyrum L. Mulliner was a youngster he burned with a desire for an advanced education and for pro- fessional training. Though his parents could not pay for his education, he found a way, and by sheer pluck and persistence won in his fight for intellectual de- velopment and mental training. He was born at Lehi, Utah, July 23, 1883, of Joseph S. and Emily A Woodard Mulliner. His parents moved to Iona and Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he was reared. His grandfather, Samuel Mulliner, came to Utah from Scotland, and erected an extensive tanning plant on the site now occupied by Walker's store, Main and Third South streets, Salt Lake City. Later the grandfather operated a grist mill at Lehi. This was one of the first grist mills in Utah.
H. L. Mulliner worked his way through the common schools by doing odd jobs to supply his clothing. Then he entered the classes of the L. D. S. high school and worked as a chore boy. After preparing for the University of Utah, he enrolled in that institution, and served as a chore boy for President C. W. Pen- rose, to earn his expenses. After graduating from the Uni- versity of Utah he went to Chicago, entering in Chicago Uni- versity Law School. His old habit of earning his way continued and during his law studies he taught accountancy in the Chi- cago Y. M. C. A. to meet his expenses.
Throughout his school life Mr. Mulliner was active in ama- teur athletics. He was manager of athletics in the L. D. S. high school, and after his school course there was finished, he was in charge of the business accountancy department for two or three years. He is a stockholder in several small and well founded corporations. He is married to Cornelia James, and they have three children: Richard, 5 years of age; Miriam, 2 years of age, and Frances, an infant.
Mr. Mulliner is a Democrat, and was elected county attor- ney of Salt Lake county on the fusion ticket in the election of 1914.
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GEO. O. RELF
ANAGING a great hotel as a business and presiding over the destinies of a baseball club as a side issue. George O. Relf of Salt Lake City has his hands full, or nearly so, though he finds time for other activities as well. George O. Relf, one of the best known hotel men in America, was born at Sherman, New York, in 1877. His father was Orvis A. Relf and his mother was Anna C. Relf.
During 1895 and 1896 Mr. Relf attended Alleghany college, at Meadville, Pennsylvania, between two periods of activity in the hotel business. Virtually his entire life, since early man- hood, has been spent in the hotel business, and he has mastered its infinite variety of intricate detail. He lived in Jamestown, New York, until 1899, and lived in Kansas City, Missouri, for ten years before he came to Salt Lake City in November, 1910. At the time he left Kansas City he was manager of the Hotel Baltimore.
Coming to Salt Lake City while the Hotel Utah, one of the most magnificent hostelries in the country, was still in process of construction, he assumed the duties of managing director of the Hotel Utah Operating company. Thousands of details of furnishing and equipment were under his personal supervision until the house was thrown open to the public, and he has continued to handle that big and complicated business since with unusual success.
Mr. Relf is married, his wife having been Miss Grace Fleming. Their first child, William Fleming Relf, was born February 13, 1913.
Mr. Relf is a member of Delta Tan Delta and Theta Nu Epsilon, college fraternities. He is a member of the Rotary club of Salt Lake City and of the Commercial club of Salt Lake City. In addition to being managing director of the Hotel Utah Operating company, he is a director of the Salt Lake Baseball club of the Pacific Coast league.
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