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Show ALBERT SCOWCKOFT, prominent promi-nent business man of Ogden, who died, of pneumonia at his home in that city last night. J ALBERT SCDWGRQFT IS GEM HEN Widely Known Business Man Succumbs to an Attack At-tack of Pneumonia. Special to The Tribune. OGDEX, Nov. 18. Albert Scowcroft, vice president of the John Scowcroft &. Sons company, died at his home, 2300 Adams street, in this city, late tonight of pneumonia. lie had been ill about ten days. Mr. Scowcroft was born near Lan-castershlre, Lan-castershlre, England, forty-eight years ago. He was the son of the late John and Mary Fletcher Scowcroft, who came to Utah about thirty-seven years ago. I-le was educated in the schools of the eityand state, and upon completion of his education entered the firm of his father in the mercant ile business. In later years Mr. Scowcroft became a member of the firm of John Scowcroft it Sons company, which is at present one of the largest wholesale dry goods and grocery houses in the intermountain country. While Mr. Scowcroft has always al-ways been .an active member of the big firm, he has also been active in the promotion pro-motion of other things of interest to the community. Ho never missed an opportunity op-portunity to render aid wherever possible possi-ble in bringing to the state conventions and meetings, no matter whether they were to be held in Ogden or Salt Lake. He was an enthusiastic booster for the state, as well as the city. Mr. Scowcroft was one of the pioneer motion picture men of the city, if not the state. He was the owner of the first motion picture theater in Ogden. and at the time of his death was the president and principal owner of the Al-hambra Al-hambra Theater company, which controls con-trols the Alhambra theater in this city. He also was president of the Ogden Pictures Pic-tures corporation. It was through Mr. Scowcroft's efforts the American theater in Salt Lake was erected. This theater, together with the Rex and Liberty theaters thea-ters of Salt Lake, were controlled by Mr. Scowcroft's company before they were sold to W. II. Swanson and associates. asso-ciates. Motion pictures were a hobby with Mr. Scowcroft. and it was largely through his efforts that the industry was raised to the present high plane it occupies oc-cupies in the city and state. Xot only was Mr. Scowcroft active in the affairs of the Scowcroft mercantile house and motion picture houses, but he also had rendered aid in the development of several mining districts in Utah and Nevada. He also was interested in many of the big companies of the city, among whidh were the Amalgamated Sugar company and the Leishmann company. Mr. Scowcroft was many times tendered ten-dered nomination for offices in the city and for the state legislature, but he always al-ways declined. He was the president of the" Ogden Harvest Festival and Fashion Show, and was one of the originators of the annual celebration. He was one of the ardent supporters for the 191!) celebration cele-bration which was planned for next year, but which was abandoned because of the war. Mr. Scowcroft was a member of the Weber club, Ogden Publicity bureau, University club and the I. P. 'O. 151 Us. He is survived by his widow, two children, chil-dren, his mother. Mrs. Mary Fletcher Scowcroft, and tho following brothers and sisters: Joseph. Willard and Ileber Scowcroft, Mrs. George W. McCune and Mrs. Ah a L. Scoviilc. |