Show HIS LONG LIFE FILLED WITH PUBLIC SERVICE 11 II AV V. Lawrence Hns Hern Prominently of Salt Snit Ink Luke t. t S ST S T f I f fI p 4 S 55 S SS S I I III HENRY SHY AV tv LA With Uh the wel weight ht of or mon many y years ars of or civic service and state building upon his shoulders Henry W W. Lawrence renco Is still serving tho public or ot Salt Lake Ho lie was elected commissioner a year ear ago and now la is In charge chargo of or tho the finance department of or the city's government Mr l Lawrence was born In Pickering Picker Picker- In log ing Ontario Canada Jul July 18 1835 and passed his ear early years cars In that InC ince When 13 his family moved to Nam Xau oo oo und and In 1850 he with his moth mother r sister and two brothers made malO the Journey journ journey Jour jour- n ney across cross tho too plains to Salt Lake L The Tho first t position held b by Mr II Law- Law renco ronco was ons that of oC messenger In the the- first territorial ter legislature Ho Ito later entered the mercantile business In the employ of ot Gilbert Garl Garish h. h Shortly after attaining his majority he formed a n mercantile partnership with John B. B the tho firm being known as J Kimball Lawrence Lawrence- Th The company compan opened In a a. store toro on First South later Inter oc occupying the ho McCornick l bank bink corner cornel for twenty seven years After the thic death of or Mr Ir Kimball Mr lr Lawrence conducted t the ibe e business alone alono Ills 1119 early i business u experience Included in- in eluded such Interesting experiences as befell freighters rs across tho plains in these days dos Ho lie brou brought ht tho first firt stock of goods o erla overland nil San Francisco After Afler giving up tins this business s ho en engaged engaged en- en Sn cd in the tho handling of oC real estate Mr Ir rentes LL public record Is A R OI J on It Includes ser service ser Ice In the tho I old city council and the state senate work worle as os territorial mai marshal hal and a po- po nod as r receiver celver of ot the tho Mormon ormon church In S Mr Mi I Lawrence married morrIe Tean- Tean notte nette Kimball Ills His family Includes Include six ix IC Sons son and one ono daughter man many of ot whom rink rank high hihi In tho the business ss an and professional profus- profus Ional circles of or the city and tate state to toda today today to- to l' l da day |