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DANIEL T . LEIGH Biography 1852 - 1927 Daniel T . Leigh was born July 14, 1852, on the banks of the Platte River in Nebraska. The family came to Salt Lake City with the Dan Jones Company and were later called to lron County to work in the Iron Works. Leigh operated a small business on Main Street located north of the State Bank of Southern Utah. The old building has recently been torn down. In his later life, he operated a butcher shop on Main Street. On April 8, 1874, Daniel T . Leigh married Alice Fife. They eventually became the p a r e n t s of eleven children--seven boys and four girls. Leigh was elected Mayor of Cedar City He was actually a in 1906 by a margin of only ten votes. Socialist, but was endorsed on the Republican ticket. He was, at one time, owner of the 'Leigh Hill', where he built a home; however, he later built a home in town where the Catholic Church is now located. He died May 27, 1927, at his home in Cedar City. From: Alice Jones, a daughter of Daniel T. Leigh
Excerpts from Cedar City Council Minutes Jan. 2, 1906.. .Officers present: Mayor Leigh and Councilors Corry, Armstrong. Foster, Wood, and Rollo. Recorder announced that Justice of Peace Robert Page had failed to qualify as provided by law. Whereupon the Council declared the office of Justice of the Peace in or for Cedar City vacant. When the Council proceeded to fill said vacancy by appointment. Mayor Leigh recommended the name of Albert T . Gower for City Justice. Councilman Foster could not support the Mayor's recommendation. The motion prevailed. Councilman Corry recommended the name of E . J . Palmer with an advance in the salary of said officer of $50 p e r annum. Councilman Rollo recommended the name of Daniel Matheson a s City Justice of the Peace. The matter of appointing a City Justice of the Peace was tabled. Health Officer Heyborne tendered his resignation as Health Officer with a request that the same be made effective forthwith. The resignation was accepted whereupon Mayor Leigh recommended the appointing of Dr. George W . Middleton as Quarantine Officer and Health Officer of Cedar City. The nomination was confirmed by unanimous vote. To the Honorable Mayor Feb. 1 4 . 1906.. .Special Session. Leigh from the Comittee on Streets and Sidewalks. After due consideration of the subject, we your Committee hereby recommend that the City, at once, take steps toward the
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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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