| Show ANSWERS lohn JOHN HENRY SMITH SECOND COUNSELOR TO PRESIDENT SMITH IS DEAD was president of constitutional con tint lon when utah was made state prominent in matter matters that concerned development of wet west salt lake lale city john smith second counselor to president joa jos ph jh p smith ami and one on of ohp most emin ent nt men of the west diedri his lits home in this friday morning at 12 15 as a result of 0 hemorrhage of the lungs president smith had bad been III since laba april when ahen he buffered suffered a hem which was as considered very serious at the time but the effects ot of which bo he slowly overcame A ago he returned from a trip through the yellowstone lell ostone park and was aas feeling well in every eiery respect until about three weeks ago john henry smith was as born at mr lar bunca la september 18 1843 ile wag was the son shun of tho the late president smith and saral ann avin 1 I lebal ibba smith hie life parents had been drives driven from illinois and missouri with ith the rest ft of the members of tho the church and it was while they were at Car bunca now bluffed bluffy that tach son was born barn ills father the lato late prea pres ident george A smith had led president brigham ing and the first company compan of at pioneers to the great bait salt lake valley the year becore ana with ith of them had nito alio returned to tho the missouri urt river rier upon hi his arrival there he lie proceeded to make preparations tor tar the removal ot at his family to the new of tho the church but it was not until the summer of 1849 that the be san gan their journey ue westward stward from the Blisso missouri url river and john henry was just p one year of ago age when bell the fameli arrived in salt lake city at the ago age of IS 18 john henry smith was nas marriel to miss sarah fair farr daughter of the liono honorable rable loren farr of ogden soon after his marriage A I 1 JOHN HENRY SMITH he be moved to provo praia where ie lie was wa emp loel aa as a telegrapher and later assisted in the completion of the central pacific railway at the cession session of the territorial legislature of 1872 john henr as appointed assistant clerk of the bouso of represent representatives ves and from this time dated the beginning ot at hia his career in civil matter matters in the same year he be was chosen assistant clerk of the constitutional convention in addition to his duties la in the work qt of developing the church apos tie smith took on an acthen part pait in the roli political affairs of its state in february 18 be was a member ot of the salt lake city and served for six years aa as a councilman in aug 18 ho be was vias elected a member of at the territorial legislature upon the division of the people a party and the liberals upon national political lines he be waa was one ot of the first to to ite the principles of the ile publican party darty and was ans always on an ac tive worker in that party he lie was president of the convention that formed tho the constitution under which utah was admitted into the union as A state since his call to the apostleship 11 der smith devoted practically all ol 01 his time to public duties incept when absent from born the country on mis mill blons he traveled almost constantly among the stakes ot of the church at I 1 I 1 tending conferences instructing ana encouraging the members organizing end and setting in order the stakes and wards words ite ile ever make stake in the church in utah malv maiv of 0 them several imes including thoas hi in old lexi co and different states and territories of the united states and canada he ile also made a tour of 0 the southern states mission in lu 1899 doing conald erable preaching both there and find on his way |
