Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-09
Governor Wells Names Him to
Succeed Judge Dusenberry.
SOMETHING OF HIS LIFE.
Tenders ~. Resignation as q Mem.
Der OF che state Hoard OF
Equalization.

Hon. John y. Booth. the well known
Provo lawyer. was today appointed by
Governor Wells to succeed Judge War
rem N. Duscnbcrry OF the same city.
~ judge Of the Fourth judicial district
from which position the latter recent
~ rendered his resignation.
MIR. Booths appointment was not un-
expected as he seems TO have been well
In advance Of the other candidates for
the place. lie was In Salt Lake city
today and Immediately upon being on
cIaily Informed Of his selection tender.
ed his resignation ~ n member Of
tho State iloari Of equalization. q
position ~ has held for several years.
The appointment was made by procla-
nation and read IA follows;
Whereas. the office Of Judge Of tho
Fourth judicial district OF the state of
Utah In vacant by rsason 81 the r-rig-
nation u the Hon. Warren N. Duscn-
berry.
Nov. therefore. I. ncbcr ~. Wells.
Governor Of the State OF Utah. by vir-
tue Of authority conferred on mn by
section 10 81 thc Constitution % this
state, and fcposing special trurt and
confidence In John y. Booth % Provo
city, | do appoint him 60 be Justice OF
said district TO hold such ONCE until
his successor Ia elected and qualified
by law. In testimony whereof I have
hefounto set my hand and caused tho
great seal u the state OF Utah 60 DO
hcrcunto affixed"
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Hon. John y. booth. whom the Cow
crnor today appointed Judge OF tho
Fourth judicial district. IN n rcridcnt of
ssaN. 49,
nent In public nffairr. lie was born
at liradshhngnte. Dodfordiclgh. Lam
caHhirc. England, In ihts. When but
ten years old he came across the Allan
Tic 10 this country. In the good ship
George Wellington, arriving In Aait
Lake 70 The fall o. the same year. ISL.
with Jesse ". Martins company. Next
year he moved with his fathers family
10 Alpine, where he spent his boyhood
days. herding stock. farming and work.
inT In the canyons. The iiiackhawk
war. though he was then but a mere
boy. found him enlisted to. defend the
settlers In kanpctc ana fevicr counties.
In iss7. he started In TO learn the MILL
Ing trade with ID. u. Allen. but gave
that up next year 10 attend the Draper
Academy. under the tuition OF DIR. John
II. Park. The ycarr 1920 were spent
IN school az the university o. Deaeret.
Mr.. Booth supporting himself by teach
ing school at Alpine. West Jordan and
Mil Creek In isi0-si he taught hlgh
school AZ Bountlful. and In May. ISL,
he began teaching In the hivh school
at Provo. being Instructor OF mathc-
maticH In March. 1876. he was ap-
pointed city attorney for Provo, and In
the fall of the same year. was appoint.
cd a member ~ the city council, and
has been In the council for fourteen.
years. and was mayor two years iie
has served several terms ~ precinct
Justice Of Provo. has been county at
torncy and assistant United States dis
trlct attorney. lie was member %
the House 81 the Territorial Lesiaiature
In iSSs. and Of the Council IN 1880 and
1894, and was a member of the consti-
tutional conventions of 1889 ana issI.
Since 1890 he has been a member % thu
State board Of equalization, having
framed the nrst hill ON Territorial
equalization ever introduced In tbs
Legislature.
NIELSEN SUCCEEDS BOOTH
The Governor this afternoon appoint.
cd SVEN o. Nielsen. ~ Fairview. San
pete county, TO succeed Judge booth as
u member Of the state board OF equal
ixation.