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HENRY HUNTER LUNT Biography 1885 - 1975
A native of Cedar City, Henry ( H a r r y ) H. Lunt was born November 24, 1885, t h e eldest son of Henry W . and Roselia Hunter Lunt. He attended school in Cedar City and graduated from t h e Branch Normal in 1905. He married Mary Jeanette C o r r y , d a u g h t e r of William H. a n d Elizabeth P a r r y C o r r y , October 5, 1911. They became t h e p a r e n t s of t h r e e children--Henry C . , Marion, a n d Richard. His wife passed away in 1923. Henry H. s e r v e d two terms on t h e Cedar City Council in 1912 a n d 1914. He was elected Mayor in 1938, a n d s e r v e d for four consecutive terms. He was appointed Postmaster in 1923 a n d s e r v e d twelve years. He s e r v e d on t h e committee t h a t was instrumental in bringing t h e s p u r line of t h e Union Pacific Railroad from Lund to Cedar City. One of t h e highlights of his civic endeavors was t h e revival a n d restoration of t h e Bank of Southern Utah a f t e r t h e c r a s h during the depression of the 1930's. Lunt s e r v e d two terms a s Iron County Representative to the State Legislature in 1945 a n d 1947. He s e r v e d a s Secretary a n d Vice-president of t h e Chamber of Commerce a n d remained active in t h a t organization for many y e a r s . He was also a life member of t h e Rotary Club. Among his many religious affiliations was an appointment a s Bishop of t h e Cedar East Ward in 1918. He s e r v e d a s Bishop again s t a r t i n g in 1942, t h i s time over the Cedar First Ward. His main occupation in life was t h a t of a merchant, serving a s t h e Manager of the Cedar City Mercantile a n d Live Stock Company. After retiring from public office, h e remained b u s y in livestock management a n d ranching. He s e r v e d on t h e Livestock Show Committee f o r several y e a r s a n d was also v e r y active in the National Wool Grower's Association. He died J a n u a r y 13. 1975. From: Obituary in Iron County Record and artice from Prominent Men of Utah
Excerpts from Cedar City Council Minutes Present: J a n . 3. 1938.. .Council met at 1 2 o'clock, noon. Mayor Charles R. Hunter. Councilmen--Kenneth Macfarlane, William A r t h u r Jones, Oscar Larson. Leland S. Betenson, a n d Also, Mayor elect H. H. Lunt a n d Dr. J. W . Bergstrom. Councilman elect Myron F. Highee a n d T r e a s u r e r elect Rhoda P. Webster. Mayor Hunter r e p o r t e d t h a t City Attorney Durham Morris would swear in t h e incoming officers, a n d their Bonds were approved.
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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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