Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-06 | Page 11 | W. J. Tuddenham Dies at Age of 80

W. W viI viI-Ju J. J TUDDENHAM I AT AI A AGE f Of 80 O William illiam J. J TUddenham 80 SO pioneer pioneer pio pio- pio neer and business man man died W Wednesday day at th the family gamily hone home Second avenue Mr Tuddenham was closely associated asso asso- elated TV with tho early earty history of Utah Coming to Utah in 1864 from England he engaged in in tho the contracting con on contracting business and built some some of f f the first smelters in the state slate Ho lIe supervised construction of ot the Hotel IIo- IIo tel Utah and the tho Deseret National bank building In political life Ufe Mr rr Tuddenham served three consecutive terms term's as city councilman and waS was street su supervisor supervisor su su- when the the- commission form of ot government was adopted lIe He was one ot of of th the tho organizers of the tho Salt Lake Pressed company company company com com- pany and the Zions Zion's Benefit Building Building Build Build- In ing society and was a director of the latter concern at the time of ot othi hi death lIe He was was- also at one time counselor and bishop of the ty first ward waid of the L. L D. D S. S church Surviving are arc his widow Mrs I Mary A A. Rood Rend three sons sons William J. J Tuddenham Jr Salt Lake Joseph R. R TUddenham Newton Utah and John C. C Tuddenham Tuddenham denh denham m. m Laurence L. L I. I and one daughter Mrs J J. J E. E Langford Jr Tr Cedarhurst L. L I I. I Fourteen grandchildren grandchildren grand grand- children and two great dren also survive It was the custom among Romans Roman's s sto to shave off the beard at the tho age ago of ot 21 and present it as an offering to the household gods A beard was vas grown after that tha t age only as a sign of mourning