Utah Since Statehood
Author is Noble Warrum - 1919

WILFORD WOODRUFF RAWSON.

Wilford Woodruff Rawson is prominently and actively associated with business and public interests in Ogden. He is a member of the Rawson Brothers Coal & Commission Company and is the efficient manager of the Dee Memorial Hospital of Ogden. Utah numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred at Harrisville on the 1st of September, 1881. His parents were Daniel B. and Mary M. (Taylor) Rawson, the former now deceased, while the latter is living.

After mastering the branches of learning taught in the district and public schools, Wilford W. Rawson attended the Weber Academy, from which he was graduated with the class of 1899. He afterward went to Idaho, where he took up the occupation of farming and devoted twenty consecutive years to the cultivation of the soil there, winning substantial success by his able and progressive methods of farming. He afterward went upon a mission to the eastern states for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and spent two years in that section of the country. With his return to the west he took up his abode at Idaho Falls, Idaho, and was connected with the Studebaker Brothers Company at that place. In 1912 he removed to Ogden and continued with the Studebaker Brothers Company until January 12, 1913. He is now a member of the Rawson Brothers Coal & Commission Company, whose place of business is at No. 2270 Wall avenue, Ogden. This is a large concern, the partners in the enterprise being Wilford Rawson and his two brothers. On the 1st of January, 1917, Wilford W. Rawson was made superintendent and manager of the Dee Memorial Hospital, which is the leading hospital of Ogden, and in this position is now active, splendidly managing the business interests of the institution.

In 1905 Mr. Rawson was married to Miss Eugenia Lefgreen, a daughter of John Lefgreen, of Ogden, and they have become parents of three children, Rulon W., Milton L. and Frances Vernon, aged respectively ten, eight and five years.  In the work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mr. Rawson has taken an active and helpful interest. He is a bishop in the Ogden eighth ward and has served in the capacity of one of the presidents in One Hundred and Forty-sixth Quorum of Seventies and in the superintendence of the state board of Sunday schools and of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association board of the Bingham stake. His political endorsement is given to the republican party but he has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking. He belongs to the Weber Club. He is regarded as a leader in the church, a prominent figure in business circles and an influential and progressive citizen whose cooperation can at all times be counted upon to further any plan or measure for the welfare and up building of his city and state.

IRA LESTER REYNOLDS.

For more than a quarter of a century Ira Lester Reynolds has made his home in Ogden, where he is now most capably and efficiently filling the position of secretary and manager of the Weber Club, the leading' business and social organization of Ogden. Mr.  Reynolds was born near St. Joseph, Missouri, on the 1st of June, 1869, a son of Francis Marion and Amanda Rebecca (Bell) Reynolds, both of whom have passed away. The parents were natives of Kentucky, and the father engaged in the raising of high bred stock on his large plantation, removing as he did, at the close of the Civil war, to Missouri.

After attending the public schools of his native state, Ira L. Reynolds continued his education in the State Normal School at Stanberry, Missouri, from which he was graduated with the class of 1888. At the age of eighteen he took up the profession of teaching, which he followed about four years. He then turned his attention to railroading, having served the Burlington and the Union Pacific at St. Joseph, following the latter to the general office at Omaha and thence to Ogden in 1893. Here he has made his home throughout the intervening years and has been closely and helpfully associated with various features of the city's growth and development. In 1906 he took charge of the Weber Club as secretary and manager. This club is today one of the leading commercial and social organizations of the state, and its development is largely attributable to Mr. Reynolds' fine executive ability, his administrative powers and his diplomatic manner and tact. He has steadily built up the organization, drawing the membership from the most substantial and leading citizens of the state, until now there is about six hundred names upon the membership rolls. The club has become a power in promoting the policy, advancing the interests and shaping the up building of Ogden. 

In 1894 Mr. Reynolds was married to Miss Lena DeVors's, of St. Joseph, Missouri.  They are well known socially in Ogden. the hospitality of the best homes of the city being cordially extended to them. Mr. Reynolds belongs to the Ogden Golf & Country Club; also to the Elks Lodge, No. 719; and in Masonry he has attained high rank, his membership being in Weber Lodge, No. 6; Ogden Chapter, R. A. M.; Knights Templar El Monte Commandery, all of Ogden; and El Kalah Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Salt Lake City.

Mr. Reynolds' resourcefulness is one of the salient features in his successful career as a club manager, and his progressive spirit dominates all that he undertakes. He has a fine sense of discrimination in the exploiting of industries helpful to Ogden and Weber county, often times saving his superior officers the embarrassment of backing some enterprise without merit. He has always by nature been modest and retiring, too much so perhaps for his own good, keeping himself in the background so far as possible but lending valuable counsel to his associates and then generously bestowing the credit to the other fellow.

REUBEN T. RHEES.

Reuben T. Rhees, a bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an enterprising rancher living at Pleasant View, was born in Ogden in 1867, a representative of one of the old families of this state. His parents were Charles H. and Eliza (Pratt) Rhees. the former a native of Bath, England, while the latter was born in the city of London. It was in 1854 that Charles H. Rhees became a resident of Utah, at which time he took up his abode at Tooele. He followed farming and fruit raising for many years, being thus engaged for a time at Ogden, while later he removed to Pleasant View.  In December, 1866, he was united in marriage to Eliza Pratt, who was born January 13, 1848. He was almost fifteen years her senior, for his birth had occurred on the 27th of February, 1833. In 1866 Mrs. Rhees had come to Utah with an aunt. She had formerly been acquainted with Mr. Rhees in England, where he filled three missions, and they were married in December. 1866.

Reuben T. Rhees acquired his education in the schools of Pleasant View and was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. In young manhood he took charge of his father's farm, which he cultivated and managed for a number of years, and in addition thereto he engaged in bee culture. While starting the business on a small scale, he gradually increased his activities along that line and about twenty years ago had one thousand colonies of bees. There was such demand, however, for the product of the hives that he continued to increase his business and for some years past has had three thousand colonies, producing about one hundred and fifty thousand pounds of honey annually.  He was one of the pioneers in this industry in Utah and became the first bee inspector for Weber county. He was also elected secretary of the Beekeepers Association and later was chosen to the position of vice president, which he has now filled for some time.  He has displayed marked initiative and enterprise in the conduct of this business and has originated several useful devices which are now utilized by beekeepers throughout this and other states. The gradual development of his business has placed him in the foremost position among the apiarists of Utah, his business exceeding in extent and importance that of any other beekeeper of the state. His broad experience, his wide study and reading and his sound judgment have made him an authority upon questions relating to bee culture.

On the 8th of February, 1894, Mr. Rhees was married to Miss Mary R. Tucker, a daughter of George and Emma (Hurst) Tucker. The father, a native of Massachusetts, was born in 1837 and came to Utah in 1852. He was prominent in pioneer times and aided in the development of the state as a sawmill owner and promoter of other business activities. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, while his wife was a native of England. In the early days he fought in the Indian wars in Sanpete county.  He lived at Pleasant Grove until 1861 and then removed to Mount Pleasant. In 1866 he became a resident of Fairview, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was not only a pioneer in sawmill work but also erected many homes and thus contributed to the upbuilding and improvement of the districts in which he lived. He was married three times and had sixteen children. His death occurred December 4, 1916. To Mr.  and Mrs. Reuben T. Rhees have been born ten children: Lucille; Mary E.; Helen E.; Flora G. ; Reuben G. ; Earl J.; Mildred; Pearl, who is deceased; Raymond C; and Delsa, who died in infancy. The first named, Lucille, is now the wife of Harvey L.  Taylor, of Pleasant View.

In community affairs Mr. Rhees has taken most deep and helpful interest, filling many local positions of honor and trust. He was justice of the peace for twelve consecutive years and at other times filled the same office. He was also school trustee for a number of terms and became a member of the first board of directors of the farm bureau and occupied that position for a number of years. There has been no project promoted for the benefit of the community that has not received his strong and earnest endorsement and support and his cooperation can at all times be counted upon to further any plan or movement for the general good. He belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was appointed bishop in 1913 and still holds that position. He served as bishop's counselor from February 24, 1901, until July 26, 1907, and subsequently as high counselor until appointed bishop. From October, 1896, until December, 1898, he filled a mission in the eastern states and he was also sent on a Mutual mission to Wasatch county, Utah. His life has been indeed a busy and useful one, reaching out along many lines of benefit to his fellowmen. and Pleasant View has reason to number him among her substantial and valued citizens.

RUFUS RHEES.

Rufus Rhees, a fruit grower of Pleasant View, has been a lifelong resident of Utah.  He was born October 17, 1869, at Pleasant View, then a part of North Ogden. His parents, who are mentioned elsewhere in this work, located in this section of the state at an early day.

Rufus Rhees obtained his education in the schools of North Ogden and when his textbooks were put aside took up the occupations of farming, stock raising and fruit growing. To these branches of agricultural activity he has since devoted his time and energy and he has made a specialty of the growing of Jonathan apples, having a fine apple orchard of four acres. He grows all kinds of small fruits and his horticultural interests constitute a very substantial source of income. His farm in all departments is carefully managed and the neat and thrifty appearance of his place Indicates the supervision of a practical and progressive owner.

On the 9^th of December, 1891, Mr. Rhees was married to Miss Ellen Rose, a daughter of Andrew and Josephine (Malcolm) Rose, the former a native of Salt Lake, while the latter was born in Ontario, Canada. The maternal grandfather, George Rose, also of Canadian birth, came from the Dominion to Utah with his family, arriving in Salt Lake in November, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Rhees have become the parents of four children: Ada, the wife of James Ellis, a resident of Spring City, Utah; Blanche; R. Stanley; and June.

The family are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Mr. Rhees is president of the Quorum of Seventy. He also filled a mission to the northern states from 1897 until 1900, spending his time principally in Michigan. In secular affairs he has ever concentrated his energies upon agricultural and horticultural pursuits, and he is a man of unfaltering purpose who works diligently and persistently in the accomplishment of any task to which he sets himself. This has constituted one of the basic elements of his success.

JAMES RICE.

James Rice, who was one of the early settlers of Utah and has now passed away, was born in England in 1824, a son of Mark and Elinor (Waley) Rice. He made the voyage across the broad Atlantic to New York in 1855 and for six years was a resident of Williamsburg, New York, after which he started westward to Utah, where he arrived in 1862. He took up his abode in North Ogden and turned his attention to the occupation of farming, which he carefully and successfully followed for a considerable period. For several years he filled the office of constable at North Ogden.  It was in the year 1870 that James Rice was united in marriage to Miss Ann Oliver, who was born in South Wales in 1852, and had the misfortune to lose her sight when only thirteen years of age. She is a daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Bailey) Oliver, both of whom were natives of England, the former born in Winchester and the latter in Southampton. They left England in 1856 and arrived in New York in 1857.  The year 1866 witnessed the establishment of their home in Utah. In the meantime they had lived for six years in Hensonville, Greene county, New York, and then went to Danbury, Connecticut, where Mr. Oliver was employed as a hat maker two and a half years. Later they resided for a year in Massachusetts and then started on the long journey across the plains, which consumed three months. While they were crossing, the mother and one sister of Mrs. Rice passed away. The company with which they traveled was commanded by Andrew Patterson and John Halliday. Mrs. Rice walked much of the way and the family experienced all of the hardships and privations incident to the trip. Her father, Francis Oliver, was the second man to go through the tunnel in Echo canyon and he assisted in building the road during the winter of 1868-9.  Later he took up the occupation of farming and subsequently engaged in the manufacture of salt, being one of the first to manufacture salt in Utah.

To Mr. and Mrs. Rice were born eight children: Xenophon and Francis A., who have passed away; Elizabeth A., now Mrs. E. J. Hancock; Marian, now Mrs. J. L. Hancock; Gertrude, who was Mrs. J. A. Lewis and is deceased; Thomas; Joseph; and Emily, the wife of Franklin Beck, of North Ogden. Since 1862, or for a period of fifty-seven years, the Rice home has been maintained in Utah, where members of the family have taken an active interest in the work of general progress, their aid and influence always being given on the side of public benefit and improvement.

EBENEZER CLAWSON RICHARDSON

Ebenezer Clawson Richardson, who is engaged in farming at Plain City, was born in California in 1852, a son of Ebenezer Clawson and Polly Ann (Child) Richardson, both of whom were natives of the state of New York. They became residents of Utah in 1850 and the following year removed to California, whence in 1853 they returned to Utah, settling at Bingham Fort. In 1855 they removed to Ogden and in the same year went south. Not long afterward they returned to Ogden, where they resided for about four years and then removed to Riverdale, where Mr. Richardson engaged in farming to the time of his demise.

Ebenezer C. Richardson of this review has made his home in Plain City throughout the greater part of his life, spending, however, about ten years In Box Elder county.  He has engaged in farming and is now concentrating his efforts and attention upon the further improvement and development of a tract of land, his industry and enterprise being the basis of his continually growing success.

In October, 1875, Mr. Richardson was married to Miss Emma Jane Singleton, who was born in March, 1857, a daughter of Thomas and Christina (Woodcock) Singleton, both of whom were natives of England. Crossing the Atlantic, they landed at New Orleans in 1849 and in August, 1856, became residents of Utah, settling first at Salt Lake City. Later they located at Lehi, where they remained for two years and then removed to Plain City, there spending their remaining days. The father was a plasterer by trade and continued to work at that vocation, in addition to which he also conducted a farm. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have become parents of seven children, of whom but three survive, namely Ebenezer, who resides in Ogden; Clarence, who is serving on a home mission in Idaho; and Nettie Luella, now the wife of George D.  Gibson, living in Idaho. The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mr. Richardson is a high priest. They are most highly esteemed people of the community and the life of energy and thrift which Mr. Richardson has lived has enabled him to provide comfortably for his family and has made him a factor in the agricultural development of the district in which he resides.

MRS. ELLEN RICHARDSON

Mrs. Ellen Richardson is a well known and highly esteemed resident of Ogden, making her home at No. 743 Twenty sixth street. She is a daughter of John and Millie (Watson) Knight, both of whom were natives of England, whence they came to the new world in the spring of 1852 and made their way to Utah, settling at Five Points.  There they resided for a time but afterward removed to Slaterville, where John Knight took up land and engaged in the occupation of farming throughout his remaining days.  He was a consistent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and enjoyed the respect and confidence of all who knew him.  Mrs. Richardson spent her girlhood days under the parental roof and in 1867 gave her hand in marriage to William Alma Richardson, who was born in 1848. By her marriage she became the mother of ten children. Her second youngest son Wallace K.. was drafted in October, 1917. and joined the field artillery as a member of the Third Company of the Second Division and sailed for France in the last of June, 1918. He participated in several of the big drives and engagements and was with the army of occupation in Germany, and returned to America June 25, 1919, and is now on the railroad, working in Nevada. Mrs. Richardson is a representative of one of the old and well known pioneer families of the state and has herself been a witness of Utah's growth and development for an extended period.

JAMES H. RILEY.

James H. Riley, of Ogden, occupies a prominent position in financial circles of northern Utah as the cashier and one of the directors of the Pingree National Bank, which not only conducts a large and successful banking business in Ogden, but also has control of five other banks in the state. The story of his life is the story of earnest endeavor intelligently directed and bringing him to a substantial position among the men of affluence in his native county, for Mr. Riley is a native of Hooper, Weber county, where he was born on the 21st of October, 1879, his parents being John W. and Emily J.  (Frew) Riley. The father was a native of England, while the mother's birth occurred at Spanish Fork, Utah. The latter is still living. It was in 1853 that John W. Riley came to the United States with his father, James Riley, and thus for two thirds of a century the family has been represented in the west. John W. Riley has now passed away.

During his youthful days James H. Riley was a pupil in the public schools of Ogden and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1897. He was variously employed during his youth and early manhood. He acted as a clerk in the freight office and in that connection worked his way steadily upward, his close application and industry winning him promotion from time to time. He entered the Pingree National Bank in 1904 in the position of messenger and again his course has been marked by steady progress, for he has been promoted through intermediate positions to the cashier ship and has served in that capacity since 1915. He has thoroughly mastered every phase of the banking business while thus engaged and has been elected to the directorate of the Pingree National Bank, which is one of the strongest financial institutions of the state and has control of five other banks in Utah.

In 1905 Mr. Riley was married to Miss Hattie Hinchcliffe, a daughter of Mathias Hinchcliffe, of Ogden, and they have become parents of four children: Kathryn, thirteen years of age, now in school; Emily Winifred, aged eleven, also in school; James H., a lad of five; and Edna, who is in her second year.

Mr. Riley is a member of the Weber Club and also of the Ogden Golf and Country Club, while fraternally he is connected with Elks Lodge, No. 719. of Ogden. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and his religious faith is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the work of which he takes active and helpful part. He is superintendent of the eleventh ward Sunday school and is a member of the Seventy-sixth Quorum of Seventy. In manner he is very pleasing and his courtesy and geniality are substantial features in his success. In business his progressiveness is tempered by a safe conservatism and he has many of the qualities of the ideal banker.

HON. DAVID ROBERT ROBERTS.

Hon. David Robert Roberts needs no introduction to the readers of this volume because of the prominent position which he had won as a representative of the Utah legislature, as a champion of the good roads movement in Utah and in the United States and now as judge of the city court of Ogden. He was born in Logan, Utah, March 30, 1871, a son of Robert David and Hannah Roberts and a grandson of David Robert Roberts, in whose honor he was named. The grandfather was a native of Wales and became a resident of Farmington, Davis county, in 1856, making the trip across the country to Utah with the second caravan of hand carts to arrive in Salt Lake City, on October 2 of that year. Since that time representatives of the family have figured prominently in connection with the public life of the communities and have been promoters and supporters of various projects and movements which have constituted a valuable contribution to the growth and up building of this section of the country. Robert David Roberts, the father, is still living but has now retired from active business life. He carried on general agricultural and livestock pursuits for many years, and for most of the time during sixty years was a ward teacher and was also a home missionary in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The mother passed away forty-two years ago. 

Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, David Robert Roberts of this review pursued his education in the public schools and in the Brigham Young College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1890. He later entered the National University Law School of Washington, D. C, and completed the full course there, receiving the Bachelor of Laws degree upon his graduation. He afterward obtained the Master of Laws and the Master of Patent Law degrees from that institution and during his final year in school he was president of the post-graduate class. Through much of his life he has been actively connected with public interests. In 1903 he was elected to the Utah state legislature and so capably filled the office during the first term that he was reelected in 1905 and did notable constructive work on committees, while on the floor of the house he also supported many important public measures. For a number of years he was also a clerk of the United States senate and while in Washington was the au t nor of a national good roads law which was introduced in both houses of congress.  Because of his championship of the good roads movement and his active and effective work in behalf of public highway in his native state he is popularly known as "Good Roads Roberts." He was the author of the Utah road laws of 1903 and 1909 and worked much of his time for six years to bring about the passage of the laws of 1909. He has done more for the cause of good roads than any man in the history of Utah, and is therefore known as the father of good roads in Utah. Mr. Roberts is, moreover, a deep student of the principles of jurisprudence and for five and a half years has practiced law successfully in Ogden. In 1918 he was appointed by the Ogden city commission as judge of the city court and is now serving upon that bench, where his record is in harmony with his record as a man and as a citizen, distinguished by marked fidelity to duty and by a capable grasp of every problem presented for solution.

On December 16, 1893, Mr. Roberts left his house and dear ones and spent two years in the states of Indiana and Illinois as a missionary of the Mormon church, in which work he was successful. He has held several positions in the church and has discharged those duties with faithfulness. He is now the stake representative of the Genealogical Society for the Weber stake. He was a pioneer in the development of the dry farming lands of Boxelder county, Utah, and also in the development of the Electric Railway system from Preston, Idaho, to Payson, Utah.

On the 6th of December, 1893, Mr. Roberts was married to Miss Tryphena Davis and to them have been born eleven children. Tryphena Prudence, now the wife of George A.  Croft, of Ogden; David Llewellyn, who married Mamie Crittenden and lives in Ogden; Robert Merddyn, a farmer of Boxelder county, Utah; Hannah Juanita, who died January 8, 1903, at the age of six months; Cedy Gwen, who died January 1, 1905, when but a year old; Florence Annetta; Gwen Geneva; William Reed Washington, who was born in the city of Washington; Laura Delano; a son who died at birth; and Delia Rae, who is three and a half years of age. All are at home with the exception of the two eldest, who are graduates of the Weber College, Ogden, Utah. The other children are attending school in Ogden save the youngest, who is not yet of school age.  Mr. Roberts finds recreation in gardening, greatly enjoying the raising of vegetables and flowers, and is particularly successful along that line. He is a member of the local and state bar associations and is regarded as a most capable lawyer and an able judge, while his uniform courtesy and affability and sincere interest in the welfare of his fellow townsman have gained for him many friends.

ALFRED ANDREW ROBINSON, M. D.

Dr. Alfred Andrew Robinson is engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery at Ogden and his research work and scientific investigation, as well as his success in private practice, has brought him prominently to the front in professional circles.  The spirit of progress and enterprise, which has been the dominant factor in the rapid and substantial up building of the west, has been manifest at all times in the career of Dr. Robinson, who is a native son of Utah, having been born at American Fork, October 5, 1881, his parents being George Heber and Marguerite (Chrystal) Robinson. The mothqr, who was born at Boreland, Fifeshire, Scotland, is still living. The grandfather of Dr. Robinson was a resident of Little Sutton, England, prior to his emigration to the United States. His son, George H. Robinson, is a native of Des Moines, Iowa, and is now actively engaged in farming and cattle raising at American Fork, Utah.

Alfred A. Robinson pursued his education in the public schools of American Fork and later became a student in Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah, from which he was graduated with the class of 1901, winning the A. B. degree. He afterward spent two years as a student in the Liverpool Technical School at Liverpool. England, attended the St. Louis University for a year, and in 1908 received the M. D. degree upon graduation from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, receiving the prize in the practice of medicine. Thus thoroughly well qualified by broad literary and professional training, he entered upon the practice of his profession, in which he has been very successful, and at all times he has kept in close touch with the trend of professional thought, progress and scientific investigation through the proceedings of the Weber County Medical Society, the Utah State Medical Association and the American Medical Association, in all of which he holds membership. He has been honored with the presidency of the county society and is an ex-president of the State Health Officers' Association. Throughout the years of his active connection with the medical profession he has been accorded a very liberal practice. His business has steadily grown in volume and importance and he Is today regarded as one of the ablest of Ogden's practitioners.

He was chairman of the Medical Advisory Board for the first district of Utah during the war, through appointment of President Wilson. He has always been a close student of the science of medicine and has made valuable contribution to the literature of the profession. He has read many interesting articles before medical societies and written much for the press. He published in the Medical Record of New York an article on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in 1908, which covered considerable original research work on this then obscure disease. Other articles appearing in the medical publications are Adams-Stokes' Syndrome (Heart Block), Toxicology of Tobacco Smoke, Cerebral Localization, Surgical Treatment of Trifacial Neuralgia, Vertigo as a Symptom, Neurasthenia Gastrica, Cardiac Complications of Rheumatic Fever and others. Dr. Robinson was the originator and copyrighted "The Students' Dream," printed In New York and later in Berlin. He has been an attendant at the Dee Memorial Hospital since its organization and has given a course of lectures on Neurology at the Latter-day Saints Hospital, Salt Lake City. His writings show wide research and thorough understanding of the subjects discussed and have awakened the keenest interest among members of the profession.

In 1910 Dr. Robinson was married to Sylvia Layne, of Ogden, a daughter of Charles Layne, one of the old-time residents of this section of the state. Dr. Robinson's grandfather was one of the officials of the first railroad, between Liverpool and Manchester, serving on the first train of steam cars in England in 1829.  That Dr. Robinson is appreciative of the social amenities of life is indicated through his membership in the Weber Club. He turns for recreation to duck hunting and fishing and other forms of outdoor sports. He also greatly enjoys ranching and is the owner of a ranch. He has never neglected his duties of citizenship nor those that have to do with the mora) progress of the community. For two years he served as private secretary to Heber J. Grant, now president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is very conscientious in the performance of all of his professional duties, has withal been a hard worker and close student and his ability is recognized in the liberal practice accorded him. Moreover, he is a man who possesses many friends in Ogden, where he has practiced since he qualified for professional activity.

WILLIAM T. ROYLANCE

William T. Roylance, giving his attention to ranching interests at North Ogden, was born September 14. 1875, in the city which is still his home. He is a son of Hyrum and Isabelle (Newby) Roylance, the former born in Nauvoo. Illinois, in July, 1844, while the latter came from Sunderland, England. It was in the year 1852 that Hyrum Roylance arrived in Utah, having traveled across the country from Nauvoo experiencing the hardships and privations of the trip across the plains. He was a son of William Roylance, who on bringing his family to Utah settled at North Ogden. Hyrum Roylance was a tanner by trade and conducted business along that line in North Ogden for a time but afterward took up the occupation of farming. He was also a pioneer in irrigation work, assisting in building many of the early irrigation projects of the state and also taking active part in road building. He was likewise an earnest supporter of the educational development of Utah and did efficient work in behalf of the schools. He remained a consistent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a member of the Seventy. He died August 18, 1914, having for a number of years survived the mother of William T. Roylance. who passed away December 31, 1895. 

In the public schools of North Ogden, William T. Roylance pursued his education. He was reared to the occupation of farming, which he has always followed as a lifework. He has also extended the scope of his activities to include sheep raising and has handled many hundreds of head of sheep. Diligence and determination have characterized his business career and have constituted the foundation upon which he has built his success.

On the 18^th of February, 1903, Mr. Roylance was married to Miss Ida Stevens, a daughter of Robert L. and Sarah (Manning) Stevens. Her father was born in Sunderland, England, and was a son of Alfred Stevens, who came to Utah in pioneer times. The mother was born at Long Island, New York, January 9, 1815. Mr. and Mrs. Roylance have become parents of four children: William Harold, Leslie Robert, Thelma and Hyrum. Mr. Roylance adheres to the religious faith of his father and in politics he is a democrat, but the honors and emoluments of office have bad no attraction for him, as he has always preferred to concentrate his efforts and energies upon his business affairs, which have been wisely and carefully conducted.

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