The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-22
THOMAS WALLACE.
A Brief Sketch of His Life and
Career.


Thomas Wallace, late bishop of
North Ogden, Weber county. died sud-
denly at the residence of Hon. F. D.
Richards in Ogden on Sunday last.
April Is.
For many years past his health had
been failing, but recently he had been
gradually improving. He complained,
however, of pain in the chest, but
took supper with the family.
At about 9:15 he was chatting pleas
antly with Hon. c. c. Richards. wife
and children, when he suddenly arose
TO his feet, turning his face from them
and fell to the floor in a lifeless condi-
ton. Medical aid was Immediately
summoned, pending it's arrival rene
dies were applied and the doctor pro-
nounced death to have been instan-
taneous, caused by neuralgia of the
heart
On Tuesday at p. m. the remains
were taken from the residence of Pres
ident Richards, where they had been
viewed by a large number OF friends,
and conveyed to the tabernacle. The
largest ever held in Ogden. 1t was led
by the North Ogden brass band, fol-
lowed by the presidency of the stake,
the high council and the bishops and
their counselors of the several wards
of the county, relatives, and a large
concourse of people. High Councillors
Joseph Stanford and Thomas Doxey,
| Bishops James Taylor and David Nc
Kay and the two councillors of the de-
] ceased, Nathaniel Montgomery and
James Ward, were pail bearers
! The services were conducted by Pres
! ident L. w. Shurtliff The tabernacle
/ was crowded and a large number
failed to gain admittance. 1t appeared
as though the whole people of North
| Ogden had come DOWN to take a last
! look at the face of their beloved bish.
/ op, who had served them so long and
faithfully. The speakers were Elders
Joseph Stanford, Oliver G. Workman
! Nathaniel Montgomery, Franklin S
! Richards, c. T. Middleton and f. D.
1 Richards.
| Thomas Wallace was born January
%, 1929, in the city of Glasgow He
embraced the gospel in his native city
being baptised by Elder Robert Scott
! October s, 1S49. He was ordained a
teacher in April, priest in September
in The year 1850. In April, 1851, he was
ordained an elder by Elder George B
! Wallace, and sent to labor in the min.
istry in the south of Scotland embrac
ing the district subsequently known a:
( the Carlisle conference. He laborec
with nucn diligence and zeal amOng
the people, being very successful as
/ missionary. In 1854 he was sent to la
Dor in the New Castle on Tyne con
ference. and on January 1, 1857, III
was appointed president of the Durham
conference. In January, 1858, he receiv
ed an appointment to the Dastora
charge of the New Castle on Tyne dis
trict. May II, 1859, he married MARY
Ann Burnhope. Shortly after he wa.
transferred to the Sheffield district
which embraced the well-known confer
ences of Sheffield, Hull, Bradford anC
Lincoln. In April, 1861, he was honora
bly, released after ten years, service il
the ministry, to emigrate to Utah.
The first winter was spent in Sal
Lake city. In the spring of 1862 III
moved with his family to American
Fork. In 1866 he returned to Salt LAX,
city. In 1869 he moved to Ogden. H,
was appointed second counselor to tn,
president Of the first ecclesiastical
ward of Ogden city. He was also or
dained a member of the high council
of the Weber stake of Zion and was al
able and active member of this bod,
for twelve years. He labored for NAM
years as a home missionary as we'll a.
an assistant superintendent in tn
Sabbath schools of the county. o.
July ., 1882, Elder Wallace was or
dained bishop of the North Ogdei
ward. He was indefatigable and un
firing in his labors as an adviser ant
instructor among the people for a per
iod OF twelve years, ard was looket
upon as a wise counselor and father +
the people, whose place it will be diff
cult to fill.