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JOHN CHATTERLEY Biography 1835 - 1922 John Chatterley, a member of the first group of colonizers to settle Cedar City, was born in Salford,, a s u b u r b of Manchester, England, July 4 , 1835, the son of Joseph and Nancy Morton Chatterley. He had a b r o t h e r , Morton, and two s i s t e r s , Ann and Charlotte. H i s father was a merchant, a master mechanic, and a wheelwright; and the family was fairly well to do at the time they joined the L.D.S. Church and came to Utah. They, with 350 other 'Saints', set sail from Liverpool September 6 , 1850, on the s h i p , North Atlantic, arriving at New Orleans eight weeks later. They left S t . Louis in April of 1851 and arrived in Salt Lake City in September. They were soon called to go to Iron County to assist i n the manufacture of iron and arrived on Coal Creek November 1 1 . 1851. John Chatterley married Sarah Whittaker on March 1 2 . 1852, and they were eventually blessed with nine children. They were both gifted in music and were a p a r t of many social gatherings, and John entertained with singing and leading a band. He went back to Iowa in 1866 with ox teams and supplies to meet companies of immigrants who were coming to Utah. He also worked a s a missionary among the Indians. In a civic capacity, Chatterley held many positions of t r u s t being Mayor for two y e a r s , City Recorder one term. Justice of the Peace, Postmaster for 11 years, and notary public for 27 years. He also helped many of t h e Indian War Veterans obtain their pensions from the government. He died May 2 , 1922, in Cedar City, Utah. Taken from a short history by Nancy C. Walker, daughter of John Chatterley
Excerpts from Cedar City Council Minute Book.. ,1873-1883
1876 -. . .Roll of attendance.
(Took office in August 1876) John Chatterley Christopher J . Arthur Robert Heyborne Henry Leigh Bengt Nelson Jens Nielson Louis Fischer wine
Mayor: Councilmen:
Recorder:
Oct. 2 1 . 1 8 7 6 . . .George Wood asked that his liquor and license be reduced to $25 per year. (About half)
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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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