Page 64 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 71 of 534 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
This page
All
Subset |
ROBERT W . HEYBORNE Biography 1845 - 1907 Robert W . Heyborne was born in Killkenny. Ireland, in 1845. When he was very young his parents took him with them to Australia where his father died, leaving his mother with six children to raise. They came to America and on to Cedar City in 1857. After arriving in Utah, Robert crossed the plains twice more to assist with the L.D.S. immigration. Robert W . Heyborne married Margaret Bladen in Cedar City, and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. To this marriage was born seven daughters--Mary Ann, Sarah, Eunice, Margaret, Jessie, Bertha, and Agnes Pearl. Early in life Heyborne was called into public service beginning with the office of City Marshal, from which he progressed to the City Council where he served three terms. He filled the office of Mayor two terms, served as City Recorder nearly six years, Assessor and Collector for Iron County for eight years, member of the Territorial Legislature four years, member of two Constitutional Conventions, and he represented Iron County in the f i r s t Utah State Legislature. Robert W . Heyborne was a very prominent figure, both civilly and ecclesiastically. He was a fluent speaker and was before the people in public life for forty years. He died at the age of 62 in 1 9 0 7 . From: -5 Iron Record. June 7 , 1907
Excerpts from Cedar City Council Minute Book.. ,1873-1883 Aug. 5, 1880.. .The following named persons were declared elected: (Only one person on the ballot for each position) Mayor: Councilmen : R. W . Heyborne Bengt Nelson Edwin C. Cox John V. Adams F. Webster C. J . Arthur L. R. Chaffin Homer Duncan Edward Parry
A . Jenson W . Tucker
105 votes 105 103 105 105 105 votes votes votes votes votes
Justice of Peace: Recorder: Assessor 6 Collector: Marshal:
105 votes 1 0 2 votes 105 votes 102 votes 101 votes
Robert W . Heyborne presented his resignation as Recorder and was given the Oath of Office as Mayor.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| 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 |
Description
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 64
