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CHRISTOPHER J. ARTHUR Biography 1832 - 1919 Christopher Jones Arthur was born March 9, 1832, in t h e village of Abersychan, Monmouthshire, South Wales. His f a t h e r . Christopher Abel A r t h u r , and his mother, Ann Jones A r t h u r , were both Baptists. Trained by his f a t h e r in a s t o r e and bakehouse. Christopher was placed in a n academy near Bristol. Glouchestershire; but he r e t u r n e d home after eighteen months to be in charge of his f a t h e r ' s business. He worked a t t h e bakery warehouse until he and his f a t h e r and s i s t e r , Mary Ann, left for America. His father and mother had been converted to t h e L . D . S . C h u r c h ; however, his mother died prior to their d e p a r t u r e . Christopher was baptized on board t h e ship during the journey. They reached Salt Lake City September 2 6 , 1853, and were urged t o go to Cedar City to help with the Iron Works. On December 30, 1854, Christopher was married t o Caroline Eliza Haight, daughter of Isaac C. and Eliza Ann Haight. There were seven children born to this marriage. He was appointed t h e Deputy Secretary of the Deseret Iron Company. L a t e r , he acted a s t h e Deputy T r e a s u r e r a n d , subsequently, became a Director until t h e business closed in 1860. At t h a t time, he s t a r t e d making f u r n i t u r e . farming, and surveying for a livelihood. Starting in 1854, A r t h u r served over twenty years a s an elected City Councilman and Recorder, helping to draft the Cedar City Ordinances. He s e r v e d a s Mayor two y e a r s , beginning in August 1878. I n addition, he s e r v e d a s Secretary a n d T r e a s u r e r of the Cooperative Mercantile business which was established in Cedar City patterned a f t e r the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile a n d Manufacturing in Salt Lake City. I n this capacity he s t a r t e d his secretarial work in the east p a r t of John M . Higbee's granary in a room measuring about six by twelve feet. Later, he continued t h e business in a frame and log building purchased from Thomas Gower, which he moved t o a small lot on Main S t r e e t . He was also an Indian War Veteran, helping t o control the Indian uprisings between 1854 and 1867. Active in religious affairs throughout his life, Christopher Arthur fulfilled a n L . D. S. Mission to Great Britain from 1883 to November 1 , 1885, and s e r v e d a s Bishop of the Cedar Ward for several years. He was married four times--the other t h r e e wives were: Ann E . P e r r y , Marlon Brown, and Jane Condie. He died January 13. 1919, a t the age of 65. Taken from: Iron County Record, 1-18-1918 and personal journal of C. J . Arthur
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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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