Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-16 | Page 7 | Career Ends

CAREER ENDS I S i 5 I John L. L May I PIONEER UTAH ASSAYER ASSA YER DIES John Lewis May 70 assayer in charge of thc the United States States' assay office here died at his home Tenth avenue early Saturday of complications that developed following following following follow follow- ing a skull injury he suffered in a fall June 13 Mr May was widely known through the thc west and as an assayer and chemist was affiliated with many of the early mining developments of the intermountain region Born March 18 1862 Mr May came to Utah wi with h his mother and grandfather John B. B Lewis by covered covered cov coy ered wagon when he was 5 years old He married Mary M M. Young a daughter daughten daugh daugh- ter ten of Brigham Young Jr in 1886 EARLY UTAH ASSA ASSAYER lER lERI Mr May was one of the thc early assayers assayers as as- sayers of Utah having been connected connected con con- with the thc old C. C B. B Meader and Hanauer smelters H He went vent to Butte Mont by stage coach in 1878 where he hc affiliated with the C C. C B. B Meader properties as assayer Later he became assayer and chemist chemist chemist chem chem- for the Geyser Marion the Golden Gate Mercur and other mines at Mercur Mercur Mercur Mer- Mer cur when that mining camp flour lour After leaving there he became became be be- came affiliated with the Mammoth and Lower Mammoth mines at Mam Mam- moth He was elected city treasurer of or Salt Lake in 1895 and was active in Republican party affairs for many years He was the first secretary of or the Republican club of Utah which was organized in 1904 Mr May also served as deputy city and county recorder for a number of years and in 1895 was voted the most popular man in Salt Lake I I APPOINTED CASHIER He was appointed cashier of the United States n assay y office here in 1908 and later was appointed assayer In charge by President Taft He had been affiliated with the office since its inception Mr May also was an expert trap trap- shooter and fisherman sherman and was one oneo o of the or organizers of the thc S Salt lt Lake Sportsmen Sportsmen's s club on September 4 1894 He also was well known in Masonic circles having been en one of the thc forty forty- ei eight ht charter members of Acacia lodge F F. F A. A M. M which was organized organ here February 26 1911 Mr May is survived by two children children children chil chil- S dren J J. J L L. May Jr of or Salt SnIt Lake Mrs Enid M. M Bush of or Denver and four grandchildren