Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-12

town, HIS parents were Washington
and Marraret wins Mexican. He
w 10 sent to school when very young,
ami at seven years OF age was placed
In boarding school twenty miles
from hie home. There excessive ap-
plication to books weakened bis
physical structure 40 that lor o time
his health was In very critical con-
dition; In fact through all his subse'
quept school experiences u was
1artially impaired. Ho prooeeue },
however, anu under Professor Mann,
In tho Mount dolly aciiemy, he
studied the higher branches OF learn
ipR, including the languages and sur.
veying a0d civil engineering. Alter
leaving school he had "A mercantile
training 10 his fathers STORE and with
his unclep, Thomss w. nnd Anthony
WINS, who wero engaged in merchsn-
dising. ssI
Brother McKean's fret ncquaini-
ance with the Goapoi was III 1889,
wnen he heard Elders Woodrut,
Snow, Winchester, Appleby, Bprnes
and Rigdou preach, ana bic mothir
Joined the Church Ho paid little
attention, however, to religion, until
| 1861, when he was baptized. In the
| wear 1863 he made his way 10 Utah !,
arriving August II OF that year.
| Shortly alter he received q pRtrisrcbsl
| blessing under the handsol Patriarch
| John smith, in which there were
| rnsds promises to him OF privileges
in ga Temple yet TO be built" anu
which received their fuiillment in his
experience over forty years later, In
the Salt Lake Tenn le.
In September, 1858, no returned 20
the East ON business "Trip, coming
through next spring with tram OF
merchandise for his uncles. the wins
| Brothers. The next September he
started on another trim to the Eastern
| States, returning in 1866. Tne last
| named year no went on "A mission, and
/, for two years presided over the Toms
River branch. While there he acted
| portion OF the time as deputy sheriff
and did considerable surveying TO pro-
| vide for his family. He returnej to
f, Utah In 1857. After tnen no took part
In defenJing tue people against n.
| dams In Tooele county. During the
Move he went south to SprIngville.
In 1869, he became member OF the
Salt Lake City Council, anu was re-.
elected and served sixteen successive
years. He wac alto made Territorial
road commissioner, by the Legisla-
ture, and 10 turn held the position Of
county surveyor, sheriff, treasurer,
| city superintendent OF waterworEs,
lionel OF tho Utah militia, Territorial
marshal, deputy internal revenue col
lector ami other POSITIONS.
With II. Il. Burton and 4. Vay-
lor he discovered coal u, q rast
Greek, Utah, in 1850. In 1865, he
became member OF the Salt Lake
Stake High Council, aud in the toll
lowing year was called md went on u
mission to the Eastern states. In Oc-
tpber, 1876, he again went on mis-
sion to the Eastern states. 10 1872 he
was made director OF u. q. III. L.. IN
1878 vice president, and again In 1875,
iillei tue office OF Vice president. At
was couneeivr to Bishop II. X esler oI
the sixteenth ward from June, 1872,
to December, 1854, In the latter year ne
became hons missionary In the salt
Lake Stake. He was secretary OF the
Peoples party irom It's organization
until 1876.
Since 1884 hie duties have been OF Q
private character except Ia a reltgio
capacity, where he eerveJ MS High
Councillor, worked in the Salt IL he
Temple, did missionary work In Eng
land in 1901, and engaged Ia othei
labors as long as his physical condi
ton permitted. He died full OF faith In
the gospel, aud with a tirm testimo ny
to his family and friends Of the divin
ity OF the Gospel restored to earth IL
this dispensation.