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depnved of many social affairs and, in a general way, her girlhood days were spent in heavy toil and she received a scant part of what rneager schooling those days had to offer.I2 Henry had been Mayor of Cedar City since the spnng of 1861. His term followed his close fiiend's, Isaac C. Haight, which made Henry the second mayor of Cedar City. This rneant that he was Bishop of the Cedar Ward, Cedar Stake President and Mayor of Cedar City at the same time as well as keeping up his f m , being a merchant and fulflliig his family obligations. The Cedar Stake of Zion included Cedar Ward, Harmony, Johnson's Fort (Elk Hom or Enoch), Hamilton Fort and Kanarra. It was necessary to be a citizen i order to qualify to hold a public office. The records of the Second n District Court in Beaver, Utah Temtory index book listed a "Certificate of Naturalization" for Henry Lunt. A Letter sent from Parowan to inform the Temtorial Government of this election is as follows: Parowan, February 21, 1863: to Secretaty, Frank Fuller: 1embrace the opportunity to notify you that, on the second Monday of this month, Henry Lunt was duly elected Mayor, and James Whittaker and Samuel Leigh, Aidermen, for Cedar City Also, on the same day, William S. Warren was elected Mayor for Parowan. Yours respectfully, Richard Benson, Clerk-County Court, Iron County.I3 The election that took place on March 23, 1865, resulted in Henry continuing as Mayor for two more years. His Aidermen were John M. Higbee and Christopher J. Arthur. Henry didn't run for the election in 1867, and Jbhn M. Higbee became the third Mayor after Henry Lunt. The City Council rol1 cal1 in the city rninutes dated February 1867 listed the following: Henry ~ u & - ~ a ~ o r , James Whittaker-Alderman, Samuel Leigh--Aiderman, C. J. Arthur-Councillor and George Hunter--Councillor.'4
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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