Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-03-13 | Page 34 | Well-Known Business Man of the State

WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MAN OP THE STATE Born in Salt Lake in Year 1850. PARENTS PIONEERS Twice Mayor of the City of Provo. Lafayette Holbrook is a promincut business busi-ness man of Utah. Ho is a native, of the stale and was born in Salt Lakjj Citv September 7, 18d0. When 2 years old his parents removed re-moved to Fillmore, -where ho resided until 1SS0. In 1873 Lafayette Holbrook he wout abroad, ro- vea'rshis time boinc spout iu France and H10 British Tslcs Tic was mar-"riod'lo mar-"riod'lo Kmily A. Hinckley October 0, lS7b", and ten children wero boru to them. Ho was assessor and collector of Millard county tor four years, in 1880 ho romovod to Frisco, in Beaver county, whore ho. remained sovon years, oncacinf in, mining and other industrial enterprises, tu 18 )0 he moved to Provo and there became ft hotel man, owninj: the Roberts house. Ho was twice o'-jcted mayor of Provo and in 18 was the Republican nominee nom-inee for congressman from Utah, but was defeated bv William IT. Xiufr, Democrat, the voto bcinir. Holbrook, 2,, 813; Knur. '..b2. Tho late War- . rcn Foster was tho Populist candidate receiving 22S2 votes. Mr. Holbrook has aided iu tho development of many Utah county enterprises.