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Dr. Giesy finds time outside of his large medical practice for the exercise of his talent as a writer. He was born near Chillicothe, Ohio, Monday, August 6, 1877. His parents, who are living, are William Somers Giesy and Mrs. Anna Kate Hecker- mann-Giesy. The family on both sides figured prominently in revolutionary and pre-revolutionary history. His father is of Swiss-English descent; and his mother is of German-Scotch descent.
Dr. Giesy received his medical training at the Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, and was graduated with the degree of doctor of medicine in 1898. He came to Utah in 1891, going back to the east in 1895 to enter college. Dr. Giesy is married, his wife having been Miss Galena Conwell, formerly of San Francisco. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Woodmen of the World, National Union and Fraternal Brotherhood. He is a member also of the Press Club, and of the Salt Lake County Med- ical Society. In polities he has been to this time a Republican Dr. Giesy has been a writer of fiction for only two years, but in that time he has won widespread reputation, which promises to become greater, with his increasing experience.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
DR. WALTER M. STOOKEY.
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ESCENDED from Swiss and English stock, of Amer- ican birth and European and American training, Dr. Walter Monroe Stookey posseses all the require- ments of the cosmopolitan.
Dr. Stookey was born at Clover, Tooele county, Utah, March 25, 1869. His father was Enos Stookey, whose forefathers came to America from Switzerland, early in the seventeenth century, and played a part in the American Revo- lution. His mother, whose maiden name was Jemima E. Child, was a native of London, England, came to the United States with her parents when she was but two years of age. His father and mother came to Utah in 1855.
Dr. Stookey was educated in the common schools of Utah and the University of Utah, afterward attending Marion-Sims Medical College at St. Louis, Mo., from 1895 to 1898. The year following his graduation was spent with the St. Louis City Hos- pital, after which he engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery in Utah. In 1906 and 1907 he did post graduate work in some of the greatest hospitals in Europe, particularly in London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin; specializing in the diseases and treatment of the eye, ear, nose and throat. He abandoned the general medical and surgical field, and now specializes in practice. His second visit to Europe was in 1913, when he at- tended the International Medical Congress in London, and en- gaged again in specialist's post graduate work for several months.
Dr. Stookey is married. His wife was formerly Mary Cald- well. Their children are Della Stookey, thirteen years of age; John D. Stookey, ten years of age; and Robley M. Stookey, six years of age.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
DR. SALATHIEL EWING.
TERLING qualities of professionalism and of citizen- ship have won for Dr. Salathiel Ewing, marked rec- ognition by his associates and friends. Dr. Ewing is past. president of the Salt Lake County Medical Society; past president of the Utah State Medical Society; Fellow for the American Medical Associa- tion; and is a member of the medical staff of Judge Mercy hos- pital, Salt Lake City.
Dr. Ewing also is past exatled ruler of Salt Lake lodge No. 85, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His fellow Elks honored him by making himltheir exalted ruler, in recognition of his loyal and earnest labors for the order and for his devotion to suffering humanity.
His father was Thomas Muskil Ewing and his mother Nancy Gibson Robinson Ewing. Dr. Ewing's great grandfather emi- grated from Londonerry, Ireland, in 1713, to New Jersey ; and his grandfather was the first settler in Union county, Ohio, in 1788. His great grandfather was a member of the Joshua Ewing Safety Committee during the Revolution.
Dr. Ewing attended Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1863, and in 1870 and 1871, graduating in that year. He came to Utah in February, 1883. He is married, his wife hav- ing been Miss Ella Black. The family home is at 234 East Third South street, Salt Lake City.
An ardent lover of dogs and horses, Dr. Ewing is an accom- plished equestrian, and is an excellent judge of livestock.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
FREDERICK A. SWEET.
F vast import to Utah was the opening up of the in- O dependent coal operations in this state several years ago, at a time when the price of coal was about the largest every day item in the accounts of the ulti- mate consumer. Naturally, the success of the inde- pendent movement depended upon the question of freight rates and, through the Interstate Commerce Commission, Frederick A. Sweet, and his associates, secured rulings insuring equality of rates and through routes and rates to all points in the northwest and west, and other important rulings.
Mr. Sweet's great success and considerable fortune have been realized since returning to Utah from his studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, from which institution he was graduated in 1899 with a degree from the law school.
He was born in Hinckley, De Kalb county, Illinois, the son of Mary A. Sweet and Alfred E. Sweet. His ancestors, who were among the early settlers of the New England states, of English and German descent, took a prominent part in the struggles for independence. Mr. Sweet came to Utah in 1889 and entered the University of Michigan in 1895, remaining three years in the law department.
Interests in the wholesale coal field, Idaho irrigation pro- jects and other investments, caused Mr. Sweet to abandon the active practice of law and identify himself with some of the larg- est business ventures in the west. He is president of the Stand- ard Coal Company; vice-president of the American Falls Canal and Power Company; vice-president of the Merchants Bank of Salt Lake and a member of the following corporations: Stand- ard Coal Company, American Falls Canal and Power Company, Merchants Bank, Evans ,Curtis & Sweet Company and the Ab- erdeen Townsite and Investment Company.
He was married to Mary Electa Ogle, of Quincy, Illinois, and they have four children: Mary I. Sweet, 11; Evelyn E. Sweet, 7; Frederick A. Sweet, Jr., 4; and Katherine Alice Sweet, 2 years of age. Mr. Sweet is a Progressive in politics and a member of the Commercial Club of Salt Lake.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
CHARLES HENRY WELLS.
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ANKING is perhaps the most alluring of modern professions for young men. It entails industry, a keen power of concentration, ability to assume re- sponsibility and a peculiar aptitude. It may well be said that bankers are born and not made.
Utah has enrolled in this line of business, some of the brightest men of the intermountain region. Among these is Charles Henry Wells, a native of Utah. He was born in Salt Lake City on August 28, 1871, his parents being Daniel H. Wells and Mrs. Susan H. (Alley) Wells.
He thus comes of a family renowned in the annals of Utah. His parents were Utah pioneers of 1848 and prominent in the early history of Utah.
Mr. Wells has kept up the record of the family, for he is winning for himself a name in his calling that is an honor to his city and state.
He received common school training in this city and then entered the University of Utah in 1889. After his graduation he entered the banking business and soon began to rise in the busi- ness.
He is now assistant cashier of the Utah State National Bank, one of the soundest financial institutions of the state. Mr. Wells is a Republican, and is an active worker.
He is a member of the Commercial Club of Salt Lake City, and was secretary of the Utah Bankers Association for two years.
Mr. Wells has a delightful home life. His wife formerly was Miss Susie Riter. They have five children: Edith, Louise, William Riter, Henry Charles and Evelyn.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
CHARLES POPLIN HARVIELLE.
IS father born in Tennessee, his mother in North Carolina, and himself born in Missouri, Dr. Charles P. Harvielle is a true son of the sunny south. Dr. Harvielle's parents were Martha Jane House Har- vielle and Simeon R. Harvielle. He was born at Arcadia, Mo., August 26, 1875.
After laying the foundation for his professional education in the public schools, he attended Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., from 1896 until April 14, 1899, when he was gradu- ated, with the degree of doctor of medicine.
On November 22, 1904, he came to Salt Lake City, and has since made that city his home. Dr. Harvielle was married in Stanford, Ky., in 1901, his wife being Miss Isabella Bailey. They have one child, Isabella, eleven years of age.
Dr. Harvielle is a Democrat, and is deeply interested in the snecess and fortunes of his party. He is an ardent fraternalist, being a member of Salt Lake lodge No. 85, B. P. O. E .; the Fra- ternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Knights of Pythias.
He has gained a high place in the medical profession of Salt Lake and in the state, and because of his skill and con- scientious performance of his duty, has built up an enviable practice.
Dr. Harvielle has always taken an interest in outdoor sports and for several years, has been physician to the Salt Lake base- ball club. When the Union Association decided to put a 1914 club in Murray, he was the selection of other club owners and the fans of Murray for the position of president of the club di- rected its destinies in excellent fashion. He is now Assistant County Physician for Salt Lake County.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS McMULLEN.
ORRESTER, MICH., was the post-office address of Archibald and Elizabeth MeMullen, and there Archibald Douglas MeMullen was born in the year 1871. The rather obvious Scotch ancestry revealed in the name of Archibald Douglas MeMullen prob- ably had much to do with his "get there" makeup- at any rate, Mr. MeMullen figures at present as treasurer of the Strevell-Paterson Hardware Company and a member of the board of education in Salt Lake City.
During the twelve years in which Mr. MeMullen has been a resident and business man of Salt Lake, wholesale hardware lines have engaged his attention and time, which accounts for his rise to an important office in one of the largest hardware concerns in the west.
He was educated in the public schools of Michigan and for two years was a student at Detroit College, Detroit, Mich. He came to Salt Lake in 1902. He married Etha Loretta Houtz and is the father of three daughters: Virginia MeMullen, 8; Mildred MeMullen, 5, and Frances McMullen, 2.
Mr. MeMullen is a Republican in polities, is a Thirty-Sec- ond degree Mason and a noble of the mystic shrine of that order. He is a member of the Commercial Club and Deseret Gymnasium in Salt Lake.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
LAURENCE HENRY LATHROP.
CIVIL enginer by profession and one who is not ex- celled in that profession is Laurence Henry Lath- rop, who is highly esteemed by his many social and business associates throughout the state of Utah and in other places where he resided before arriving in Salt Lake City. Ilis work in connection with many western projects of note and his able manner in handling prop- ositions where the greatest skill has been required has made a place for him among the business men of Utah which will be perpetual.
Mr. Lathrop, son of Mary Ford Lathrop and Henry Lath- rop, was born October 13, 1882, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His parents are of English extraction and settled in New Orleans and Virginia in the early part of the seventeenth century. Their names are among those who were the real pioneers of the United States when the Indians held forth from coast to coast.
Formerly Mr. Lathrop was the assistant to City Engineer D. H. Blossom, of Salt Lake City. At the present time he is the general manager of the Aberdeen Valley Investment Company and is identified with several industries in both Utah and the northwest.
His political views have always been on the Republican side and his efforts to promote the welfare of the party are marked by ardent labor whenever the opportunity presents itself. His early schooling was gained in Louisiana. After finishing his studies at the graded schools Mr. Lathrop entered the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He entered that institution in 1901 and remained there until the fall of 1905.
Mr. Lathrop is an ardent worker in connection with fra- ternal and charitable matters and is a highly respected member of the local B. P. O. F., and the Royal Arcanum. The only club of which he is now a member is the Elks. Since 1907 Mr. Lath- rop has been closely identified with the development of Utah and of southeastern Idaho.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
GEORGE ELMER FORD.
HIE pulpit had claimed six members of the immedi- ate family of George Elmer Ford, his father and five brothers having performed their life work as clergymen. George Elmer Ford is one of the best known accountants, adjusters and corporation ef- ficiency men in the intermountain country.
The families of the parents of Mr. Ford had not long been in America before they were involved on the side of the Conti- mental army, in the Revolutionary war. In other words, his mother, Julia Fuller Ford, was a descendant of the Fullers who arrived in Massachusetts colonly in 1632 and figured among the founders of Woburn, Mass. His father, Salisbury Sherman Ford, was born at Duanesburg, Vermont. His mother, also, was a native of Vermont, being born in Brandon in that state.
Mr. Ford was born at Albany, N. Y., in 1865, obtained his education in the public schools, finishing at Beeman Academy, and entered Middlebury College. During his college course, Mr. Ford was compelled to leave school when he met with an acci- dent in an athletic contest, and went west, joining his father in Frankfort, Kans. From the farm at Frankfort, Mr. Ford went to Vermillion, Kans., where he was manager of a heavy hard- ware and implement concern, later associating himself with a syndicate of bankers that established Colby and Russell Springs, Kans. Later, he moved to Kansas City, Mo., continuing his re- lations with the banking syndicate.
Since coming to Utah in 1889, Mr. Ford has figured as sec- retary and manager and one of the organizers of the Salt Lake Pressed Brick Company ; associated with R. G. Dun & Co., finan- cial and credit man for the Scott-Strevell Hardware Company ; cashier of the Bannock National Bank of Pocatello, Ida .; as- sociate of the Gunn-Thompson Company of Wyoming; special appraiser in connection with affairs of the Utah inheritance tax law.
Mr. Ford is a Republican. He is married, his wife's maiden name having been Miss P. A. Eddingberg. They have three children : Zora May, Osmond Fuller and Mary Gwendolyn Ford.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
PONIOS
FRANKLIN KNOWLTON NEBEKER.
RANKLIN KNOWLTON NEBEKER is a son of Ira and Delia Lane Nebeker, and was born at Lake- town, Utah, May 15, 1870. His grandfather, John Nebeker, and his father came to Utah with the earli- est settlers in 1847, and played important parts in the stirring history of the settlement and develop- ment of the state. Mr. Nebeker attended the public schools of the town of his birth in his boyhood, and later attended Cornell University, where he specialized in law. Three busy and studi- ous years were spent at Ithaca, New York, beginning in 1892, and he was graduated from the Cornell law department in 1895.
He returned to Utah, and for fourteen years practiced law at Logan, when rapidly growing reputation and practice cansed him to move to Salt Lake.
Mr. Nebeker devotes his entire time to private law practice, as a member of the firm of Howatt, MacMillan and Nebeker, which has one of the largest followings of any law firm in the state. He is a Democrat in polities, and is high in the councils of his party.
His wife was formerly Miss Lillian Martinean, and their children are Franklin Knowlton Nebeker, Jr., twenty-one years of age; Marjorie, seventeen years of age; Lyman N. Nebeker, fourteen years of age; Joyce, twelve years of age; Delia, eight years of age, and Ruth, four years of age.
Mr. Nebeker is a member of Ogden lodge No. 719, Benev- olent and Protective Order of Elks; and is a member of the Alta Club, the Commercial C'ub, and the Transportation Club of Salt Lake.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
DAVID MATTSON
AVID MATTSON is a shrewd business man, a success- D ful politician, and has friends in every part of Utah. He was born in Ogden January 10, 1875, and Utah has always been his home. His parents were Peter and Katherine Mattson. He attended Weber Stake academy at Ogden in his boyhood, laying the founda- tion in that institution for a splendidly successful career in both business and politics.
Mr. Mattson is proprietor of the Marion hotel at Ogden, the Kenyon hotel, Salt Lake City, and Maxim cafe, Salt Lake City. These hotels are justly popular with the traveling public, and the Maxim cafe is synonymous with good music, brilliant entertainment and perfect cuisine.
Mr. Mattson is a Republican, and that party elected him in 1912 as secretary of state. He is president of the Marion Hotel corporation, the Kenyon Hotel corporation, and of the Kenyon Hotel Cafe company.
He was married September 23, 1903, to Miss Blanche Alli- son. They have three children: Marcus Allison Mattson, 10 years of age; Marian Dean Mattson, 5 years of age, and David Edward Mattson, 2 years of age. He is a member of Ogden lodge No. 719, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Weber club of Ogden and the Commercial club of Salt Lake. His residence is at the Kenyon hotel, Salt Lake City.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
W. LESTER MANGUM
MONG those who have made a success in mining in Utah is W. Lester Mangum. He was born at Nephi. His ancestors were Americans of early English origin. After being educated in the common schools, he entered Brigham Young university at Provo. He worked his way through college by tutoring other students.
In 1905 he left that institution. The same year he mar- ried Miss Jennie Knight, a member of one of Utah's best known families. Four children have blessed this union. They are: Gloria K., 7 years of age; Max K., 5 years of age; Beth K., 3 years of age, and Dixie K., 1 year of age.
Mr. Mangum is a member of the Salt Lake and of the Provo Commercial clubs, and is closely identified with various move- ments for the betterment of the state. He is a staunch Repub- liean.
Mr. Mangum's profession of mining has resulted in his being identified with various interests. He is secretary and treasurer and director of the Knight Investment company; director in the Knight Trust & Savings bank; director and man- ager of the Aurora Consolidated mines; director, secretary and treasurer of the Iron Blossom Mining company; director of the Knight Sugar company, Ltd., of Canada; a stockholder of the Ellison Ranching company; vice-president and general man- ager of the Eureka Hill Railroad company; director and gen- eral manager of the Knight-Christensen Metal company; direc- tor, secretary and treasurer of the Utah Ore Sampling company ; director, secretary and treasurer of the Western Ore Purchas- ing company, and director, secretary and treasurer of the Knight Woolen Mills company, and is interested in several other corporations.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
GEORGE DEPUE KEYSER.
EORGE DEPUE KEYSER has long made civic im- provement his hobby. To those who, outside of the field of active politics, seek to better the city in every way, morally and physically, the plans of George D. Keyser give promise of a bright future. And many of those in politics feel that to Mr. Key- ser belongs credit for taking the high stand which he holds.
Mr. Keyser is a native son, having been born in Salt Lake City May 18, 1882. His parents were Aaron Keyser and Mrs. Henrietta A. (Depue) Keyser.
He received the training of the graded schools of this city as a boy, and later entered Harvard University. He took the study of civil engineering, and made for himself a creditable record as a student. He was graduated in 1905 and returned to Salt Lake to take up his career.
He is manager of the A. Keyser Investment Company. Out- side of the special duties of business he has taken a deep inter- est in the affairs of city and state. He is an ardent advocate of the value of better highways. Mr. Keyser is Utah Consul of the Lincoln Highway Association.
He has been park commissioner of the city and gained an enviable reputation while in that office. He is a Mason and is a member of the University Club and the Salt Lake Commercial Club.
His wife's maiden name was Miss Florence L. Suvdam. They have three children : George, Jr., six years of age; James, five years of age ; and William, two years of age.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
ROBERT EDWIN McCONAUGHY.
ORN and educated in the middle west, and coming of Revolutionary stock, Robert Edwin MeCon- aughy is one of the leading lumber merchants of Utah.
His father was John M. McConanghy and his mother Mary N. MeConaughy. Mr. McConaughy was born at Rochelle, Illinois, March 6, 1859.
His father was a Presbyterian minister. On both sides his parents were born and reared in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. They were both of Revolutionary forbears.
After attending the graded schools of Rochelle, Mr. Mc- Conaughy entered the high school of his native city in 1880.
At an early age he took up commercial lines for a livelihood and in December, 1891, he decided to cast his fortune in with that of thousands of other eastern men who have come west.
Success marked this move. For today he is managing the affairs of the MeConaughy-Losee Lumber Company, of which he is president; and the Bothwell & MeConanghy Company, which was established in 1880 at Stromberg, Neb. He also be- longs to the following corporations: The Canyon Copper Min- ing Company, the MeConanghy-Losee Lumber Company, the Ab- erdeen Townsite & Investment Company and the G. & M. Invest- ment Company.
He is married, his wife's name having been formerly Miss Nora E. Losee. They have two children: Mrs. Gladys Rickart, and Robert E. MeConaughy, Jr.
Mr. MeConanghy is a member of the Salt Lake Commercial Club and of the First Presbyterian church. In politics he is a staunch Republican.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
FRED J. LEONARD.
ITH acquaintance among virtually all the livestock men, miners and ranchers in Montana, Idaho, west- ern Colorado, Nevada and Utah, Fred J. Leonard, proprietor of the Cullen hotel has made that hotel the headquarters of virtually all the western men who live in the open and who visit in Salt Lake City. Mr. Leonard came to Utah in 1888, settling in Salt Lake City. He has one son, Fred U. Leonard, and lie is a member of the Commercial Club. He is a Republican. Mr. Leonard is al- most wholly absorbed in the Cullen hotel, which he has made one of the most popular places in the west for sheepmen, cattle men, ranchers and mining men.
The hotel is comfortable and home like, modern in every re- spect, and is just such a place as the men from the mountains and plains like to call home when they are in the city.
The big and comfortable lobby is the rendezvous of a greater number of old-timers, prosperous out-door men and others who have aided in building up the cattle, sheep and mining industries of the state. The cafe, conducted in connection with the hotel, and the quiet and comfortably appointed bar, are the meeting places of these hardy out-door men who enjoy the best that can he had.
Mr. Leonard and his hotel are institutions that seem in- separable, and they are held in the highest regard and affection by the special class of patronage that has been built up by years of patient effort and thorough understanding of the mental at- tributes and peculiarities of the men who live under the open sky, but who want to have the best when they are in the city for business or pleasure.
Men of Affairs in The State of Utah
JOHN C. LYNCH.
MONG the bankers of the intermountain region, one of the most widely known is John C. Lynch. Mr. Lynch was born at Dixon, Indiana, and came to Salt Lake City on May 28, 1890. He received the common school education, which gave him a foundation on which he built a special training, received at the Commercial College high school of Terre Haute, Ind. He attend- ed the latter institution two years, from 1886 to 1888, and did creditable work, receiving the particular training which has en- abled him in later years to achieve marked success in the business and banking world.
The bankers, by the very nature of things, form the conserva- tive element in a community. But their business on the other hand, brings them in touch with many other enterprises.
Mr. Lynch, as soon as he arrived in Salt Lake City, almost a quarter of a century ago, began to work with a determination that assured him a brilliant future. He rose slowly but surely in the business circles of the city and state.
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