Show DEATH OF NOTED SALT LAKE WOMA VOMA Dr Ellen Brooke Ferguson Passes Away at at N. N Y Home of Daughter Dr Ellen Brooke Ferguson one of ot the first women physicians of ot the West Wes a a. resident of ot Salt Lake for tor tormore more than a a. quarter of ot a century worker for suffrage and one of ot tho tho founders of ot the L. L D D. S S. hospital where she was active as a a. medical practitioner died Monday at the home of ot her daughter in Whitestone N. N Y Dr Dr Ferguson held th the distinction of ot being the first woman delegate to a national political cony convention having I been a member of the Democratic convention in 1896 that first nominated ed ed William Jennings Bryan for the presidency Dr Ferguson W was born In Cambridge Cambridge Cam Carn- I bridge England in 1844 In 1860 she came to America with her husband Dr William Ferguson of London an Edinburgh graduate For several years the Fergusons published a a. paper paper paper pa pa- per at Eton 0 O. O Mrs Ferguson learned the printers printer's trade and did much editorial editorial editorial edi edi- work SETTLEMENT IN UTAH After Atter the close of ot the Civil war Mrs Ferguson traveled extensively in Europe for her health and in 1876 she came to Utah with her husband They became identified with the L. L D. D S. S church In 1878 with David O. O Calder Mrs I Ferguson founded the Utah Conservatory Conservatory Conservatory Conserva Conserva- tory of ot Music After the death of ot her husband Mrs Ferguson decided to devote herself entirely to the tice lice of medicine She spent several years attending hospital clinics in New York City and then returned to Salt Lake It was then that she drew up the plans for the he e L. L D. D S S. hospital hospi hospi- tal and in July 1882 the old Deseret hospital came into existence TAKES UP THEOSOPHY In 1896 Mrs Ferguson organized th the Women's Democratic club and was its president for two years Mrs Ferguson severed her connection connection connection tion with the L. L D. D S. S church about twenty years ago and became active In the study of theosophy She re removed removed removed re- re moved t to New York with her two daughters daus Ethel Brooke Ferguson and Claire Helene Helena Ferguson Miss Claire Helene Heene Ferguson was WM the first woman to be appointed a deputy sheriff in the United States serving in that capacity in Salt Lake Lak county j I |