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JOSEPH T . WILKINSON Biography 1847 - 1919 Joseph T . Wilkinson was born in Manchester. England March 26, 1847. His f a t h e r , Charles Wilkinson, a n d mother, Sarah Hughes Wilkinson, together with t h e t h r e e childrenJoseph Thomas, Sara J a n e , a n d Mary--joined t h e L.D.S. Church a n d s e t sail for America November 1855. The two girls died a n d were buried in Iowa City, and t h e mother died shortly a f t e r reaching Salt Lake City in J a n u a r y 1857. Joseph's f a t h e r remarried in 1862 a n d moved to Nephi with the family, then to t h e 'Muddy' ( S t . Thomas, Nevada), and later to St. George. Joseph T . married Elizabeth Emily Wells December 31. 1868, in St. George, Utah. Five children were born to this union. They moved to Hebron where Joseph helped in constructing t h e Deseret Telegraph Line to Pioche, Nevada. In July 1880 his wife died a n d was buried in Leeds. Utah. Later Joseph married Jane S . Wells, a half s i s t e r of his first wife. In t h e fall of 1887 they sold their home in Leeds and moved to Cedar City for b e t t e r educational opportunities for t h e children. Nine children were b o r n to this second marriage. Wilkinson was an efficient wheelwright, a blacksmith, c a r p e n t e r , and cabinet maker. He also was involved in considerable farming a n d teaming. He studied law a n d was admitted t o practice in the Utah District Courts before the t u r n of t h e c e n t u r y . He was also associated in t h e publication of t h e local newspaper. Iron County Record. He s e r v e d a s Justice of t h e Peace, was active in c h u r c h affairs, a n d served a s Mayor of Cedar City for two y e a r s . In addition, h e s e r v e d a s County Attorney in 1895 a n d 1896. In t h e later y e a r s of his life he was employed b y Cedar Electric Company a s a meter r e a d e r , collector, a n d worker a t the hydro-electric generating plant in Cedar Canyon. Joseph T . Wilkinson was a great s u p p o r t e r of education, having t a u g h t school for several y e a r s in Leeds, Utah. In 1875 he r e a d a n extensive p a p e r a t t h e S t . 'George Normal School Examination which was published in t h e book. Our Pioneer Heritage. The following is a quote from t h i s work: "If we s t u d y carefully t h e biographies of distinguished men, we shall in almost e v e r y case find their g r e a t n e s s and renown to have been achieved by e a r n e s t a n d persevering s t u d y . As t h e cultivation of t h e mind is of so much importance, i t necessarily follows t h a t t h e profession t o which we a r e the most indebted for instruction should be of corresponding importance." He died in August of 1919. From: Obituary, Iron County Record a n d History by Nelma Wilkinson Scott, a granddaughter
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| 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 |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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