The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-15

~ den. Utah. surrounded by his
family and relatives, John Ma
euire closed his eyes in death. The end
was peaceful even happy.
A tribute to John Mcguire is a trlo-
ute TO a genuine Catholic, a broad
minded and useful citizen; tribute to
one of the few-and yet so very few
now remaining-who helped to plant
and sustain the faith in Utah in the
beginning. Therefore do we give II
place on this page of the Intermoun-
tain Catholic.
John Mcguire was Ga years of age;
native of the Castings, parish OF
Kilcar. County Donegal, Ireland; came
to the United States in the year 1852;
his parents for a time resided at Bar
net Caledonia county, Vermont, where
he. with his brother, engaged in farm
ing and cattle raising. His father for
time purchased cattle through New
England for the Boston market and
John, who was then stripping of TO-
assisted much of his time in this work.
During the intervals he attended such
schools as the time and locality afford
ed He was a boy of kindly DISPOSE
ton. steady and studious in his habits,
Intellectually bright, and early trained
with his brothers in the principles of
religion.
Like all the old Celtic stock from the
north of Ireland; the truths of Cath
Ole doctrine were part of his first edu-
cation, and to these he strictly adj
hered through life.
In the year 1855, his parents moved
from Vermont to the state of Iowa,
then a new country. John left the
farm TO engage in the Belfast hemp
trade, in which line of work he was
for time engaged in the central and
southern states. Upon the breaking
out of the great rebellion, being upon
the farm with his father in Iowa, he
entered the military service as SOL
der in the Union army and served I'M
til after the battle of Lexington, Mo-,
and was honorably discharged from
the military service of the United
States
Again he engaged in trade and agri-
culture and in May 1868, at Ottumwa,
Ia, he married Miss Mary E. MCGUIRE
of that city, who now survives him af-
ter a married life of thirty-nine years.
In the year 1871 Mr.. Mcguire came to
Utah and settled his family at Ogden.
which place he made his home until
the time of his death. His was
busy and active life; and he was en-
gagged partly in commercial pursuits,
in mining, and also as a real estate
dealer, since his coming to the Pacific
coast. In Ogden he was always a
prominent citizen, taking an active
part in municipal affairs; was for
long time a member of the city coun-
ell and held other places of trust in
the community, always with satisfac-
ton to the public service. He was one
of the charter members in Utah of the
Catholic Knights of America and also
belonged to the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, to both of which societies he
belonged at the time OF his death.
John Mcguire was truly pioneer
among Catholics in Utah, his family
being one of the few who attended the
first mass celebrated in Ogden in the
year 1871, by Father Walsh; and since
that time. until his death, he was
counted one of the pillars of the
Church in Ogden-always among the
first to give for religious service and
further the ends of our holy faith by
every means in his power. His nu-
merous family were each given a Cath
Ollie education and trained in every
way to best meet the requirements of
a worthy, Christian life. His family
consisted of six girls-Sarah, Mary,
Agnes, Alice, Nellie and Grace
and three boys, Phillip, John
and Charles. OF his daugh-
tiers. Sarah is now Mrs. Con
Smith, and lives at Boulder, Mont;
of his sons, Philip, who was very
able accountant, died in San Francisco
in 1898. The two younger sons reside
at home.
Three of his daughters hold positions
as teachers in the ogden city schools |
and one of them has served some time |
in the Office of the county clerk in og-
den. and his son John has for some |
time held position of trust with the |
Eldorado Mining company.
John Mcguire was the son of John |
Mcguire, ST., and his mothers name |
was, before her marriage, Sarah Con-
we'll. They were both natives of the |
County Donegal, Ireland; belonged to |
the old Celtic stock and, like his pa
rents, John firmly adhered to the Ian
suage and religion of his ancestors.
He was well acquainted with the old |
irish tongue and spoke 1T fluently to
The last.
In his fathers family there were five
sons and two daughters. OF the sons.
only Don Mcguire now survives, who |
'esides at Ogden; and one sister, Mrs.
Brown, widow, also living at Og-
len.
In passing out of this world John
Mcguire left after him the nohlest CT
Ill monuments good name. He was
| good Catholic and, therefore, a good