Show Alexander Mc aster The subject of the sketch is de bcended from mold family ol cmny Scots His parents were among the cirhcst beltleis of Salt Lake I mil he lias born on the identical lot where he now resides lie is one ol the few members of the bill Lake I birwho arc mlive born cituens ol Utah mil is a self nude man m the full cnse of the term In his boyhood the icihties md adv intakes for iceur ing m educition were not boeool as it the present time m this part of the world When about tl yeirs of age he went to work at the DCS Jlur I NLVVS ofliee md shortly liter wirds was apprentised it thu place to learn the printing business lie I won felt his lick ol knowledge and it once applied him elt to books liking private instruction liter the ibors 1 ol the d ly Irom Ut ill s renowned re-nowned edueitor Dr Karl GIn M icser G-In 1 78 9 he attended the Deeret now the Utah University but pursued tlie art pieserv i live mil me up hi3 diy before md after bchool hours At in e irly ite he became possessed ol II i desue to be i limb ol the 1lw I and t icl eleil lihckstone md Kent hough 1 he read i 1001 deal he aid not under tike i systenntic tudy of the IIIV I till ibout live I yeirs ago when lie commenced com-menced i thorough course covering i period of tw o mil i h ill y e irs md on the 22nd of Fchnllr I l > 91 passed i cnditiblc ex munition md was admitted to the bar of the Su nreme Court of the I erntory of Utah md shorllv iftenvird enteted on the practice ol his rolession InN 0 l ember list Mr I McMaster wis elect eel justice ol the pe ice lor tile 111I11 i precinct Silt Lake County mwhieh losilion he h I is exhibited much skill nd shown lumsell to be the poor po-or m iimrkcd degree of those 111lilies of he irt md mind which po to make tiji a > ood judge 1 houeh most of his time is liken up with the duties of his office he still keeps plusliu practice whieh his been tended with ritifyiiiL uccess He is eirnestly devotetl to Ills chosen ivocation in life |