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MATTHEW CARRUTHERS Presiding Elder 1852 Matthew C a r r u t h e r s was born J a n u a r y 15, 1811, in Scotland. He married Isabella McDonald in 1841. After his arrival in Cedar City late in 1851, t h e position of presiding Elder was assigned to him. He was t h e City's civic a n d ecclesiastical Leader until May, 1852. Henry Lunt was assigned a s Captain over a military e s c o r t , Company F , t h a t arrived in Cedar City Nov. 11, 1851. In February of 1852. Henry Lunt s t a t e s in his journal a s follows: "Had considerable counsel with Brother C a r r u t h e r s a n d called a meeting in t h e evening in Brother Chatterley's house. Brother Matthew C a r r u t h e r s delivered a very appropriate a d d r e s s a n d desired Brother W. C. Mitchell to engage in p r a y e r , a f t e r which h e proposed t h a t Henry Lunt be his First Councilor and John Easton his Second Councilor. He felt t h a t these were dictated t o him b y the Spirit of God. They were unanimously elected, a f t e r which Henry L u n t , R. Wiley, a n d Joseph Chatterley were chosen a s a committee for public works. I [ L u n t ) was also elected Clerk a n d James Whittaker, Assistant Clerk. In t h e evening Brother Wiley a n d myself attended a council meeting on public works." A l e t t e r from L.D. S. Journal History, written to Governor Brieham Youne from Elder Matthew C a r r u t h e r s of Cedar F o r t , 1;on c o u n t y , dated Feh. 5 , 1852, s t a t e s : "To Governor Young: In a s much a s I have been appointed to preside in this place. I have considered i t my duty to avail myself of the p r e s e n t opportunities now offered t o s e n d you a l e t t e r , b y Brother Joseph Chatterley, relative to o u r p r e s e n t position and prospects in t h e Coal Creek settlement. Knowing a s I do the strong anxiety of your mind to get iron manufactured from t h e materials s o profusely scattered over t h e surface of the e a r t h in this locality for t h e u s e of the T e r r i t o r y a n d the upbuilding of the Kingdom of God. " Also from L.D.S. Journal, [Library No. CH.m.h. 1514). . . . "Feb. 10. 1852, Cedar City was c h a r t e r e d a n d , shortly a f t e r , municipal government was established. " A l e t t e r from t h e Feb. 21, 1852 Deseret News, written by Matthew C a r r u t h e r s on J a n . 3 . 1852. to George A. Smith States: "Respected Sir: Shortly a f t e r your departure (from Parowan). Brother Henry L u n t , at t h e head of a portion of the b r e t h r e n destined for this place, went down [ t o Coal Creek) a n d built a good substantial corral, mostly with the driftwood t h a t lay scattered on the h a n k s of t h e creek. This done, they next p u t a dam in the creek and t u r n e d a
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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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