The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-02
DEATH CLAIMS
PROMINENT MAN
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1874 he was elected a member OF the
city council. Two years later he served
as alderman of the Second municipal
ward. He was one of the principal
supporters of the Deseret Agricultural
& Manufacturing society and for pc
Rod of ten years was a director. Later
in his life he was associated with the
educational development of Utah. By
the legislature of 1880 he Was appointed
d regent OF the Deseret university and
was also member of the building COM
mittee. He took an active part in the
establishment of the present public
school system. Of late years he has
been retired from active life on ac-
count of his i'll health. In the last two
years he spent several months in Cali.
fornia. Sept 10 was the eightieth an
niversary Of his birthday and it was
quietly remembered by the members Of
his family at his home.
Mr.. DinWOodey was born I'm WaTring7
ton, Lancashire, England. Sept. 10, 1920
He spent his early life, until his Iwen-
ty-first year, In England. receiving his
education in the common schools. While
in England he became convert with
his family To the Mormon religion. In
lS49 he emigrated TO America for the
sake of his religion. Before his depart
ure he married Miss Ellen Gore. a ma
tive of England. and she made the en-
tire journey to Utah with him and lived
in Salt Lake City until her death in
1885.
Cholera on the Vessel.
His journey across the Atlantic ocean
Was one of terror. he endured hardships
and sickness. He left Liverpool on a sail
Ing ship. and after being away from land
few days cholera broke out among the
passengers. During the weeks they were
ON the water Mr.. DinWoodev assisted i'm
burying forty-niDe of the victims of the
disease by casting their bodies into the
ocean. After stormy voyage Of weeks
they arrived at New Orleans in the fall OF
1875 In the spring he went TO St. Louis,
where be lived for five years. He learned
the cabinet making business and was en-
ployed IN st Louis In the manufacture OF
mechanical patterns. Here he remained
until 1850 when ne fitted out two OK teams
and with his family made the trip across
the plains The dangers they encountered
were numerous. Several times they were
attacked by Indians. but he adopted the
same humane plans that proved so sue
cessfui with President Brigham Young.
lie made friends with the Indians and
gave them provisions. Herds of buffalo
stampeded his cattle on one or two occ8-
slo0s. They also demolished part OF his
OUTFIT NJ stampede across the plains. lie
Travelled part of tho time to head off the
bison from the direction in which his
train was going.
When he reached Salt Lake City i'm the
fall of 1855 he leased a piece of ground on
which was an orchard surrounded by a
pole renee. That same piece of ground is
now occupied by the Mccormick block His
first establishment was little frame
building on Main street about the middle
of the square. His business prospered
mere for number OF years. and finally
outgfew the building. lie bought a piece
OF land on West First South street and
put 10 a tWO-stOry adobe building in 1876
and five years later he had doubled the
capacity OF his plant. lie erected q three
story adobe building IN 1875, adjoining his
nrSt building Fire lcVeled his entire
stock Of furniture and buildings to the
ground. This disaster hoopsUCd in 1890
and Immediately afterwards the SiN-StOry
his business was built The business WIS
Incorporated ia 1891 with a capitalization
of $4,000, under tho name Of II. DinWOo-
dey * c. and with him was~assOciated
his son, Henry II. Dinwoodcy, as general
manager If the company.
Officer in NauVoo Legion.
In addition to building up the CONNER
cial enterprises OF Utah, he was active in
civil life and also ecclesiastical work. in
1863 he was elected CAPTAIN of the First
infantry OF the Second brigade Second
division of the NBuvoO Legion. He re-
ceived his commission from Acting Gov
ernor Mann,
Mr.. Dlnwoodey had been married twice
since the death of his first wife. and had
g fsmil.' Of nine children. Six of the
children are living, and he leaves TWO
wives Mrs. Sarah *. Dinwoodey. living
in Salt Lake. ana Anna DinwOodCy. tic
has brother, James DinWUodey. HVinS
IN Salt Lake, and another brother VII
liam ~ Dnwoodey. living in St Louis.
His onl-- sister, Mrs Frances hampton,
is living in BOuntiful. Utah.
The following are his children who sur
viyc him: H. N, DinWoodey. Mrs. Joseph
Jennings Ms Richard p Morris. Mrs.
James tt, Aoyc, he Roy Dinw0odey OF
Salt Lake and Mrs. Angus I. Wright of
Ogden.
The funeral arrangements have not been
completed and Will be announced later.