| Show SAMUEL OLDHAM samuel was borr boril in lanca lancashire chire 17 england angland 1 a on the 3rd ard of march 1852 from his earliest childhood he attended the scho schools of the manufacturing city of Ol oldham dhain where lie ho resided until ap a the age of twelve lie had completed the common school course lie ile then entered a foundry with tile the idea of becoming a machinist mac hinest but his parents D emigrating shortly afterwards war as he carne came w I 1 th thern them to utah arriving 0 here in ili october 1861 they theat once settled in in iFe e cache county where the subject of this keetch has resided ever since with the exception of some come four or flye five years during 0 which time lie was away attending school upon a mission mis Bion and teaching 0 in other parts of tile the territory from 1804 until 1870 1376 he be assisted his father on a farm or engaged in farmin farming on his own account but in the year vear 1870 1876 although 0 by this time married and having two children he attended school at logan r under miss ida 1 I cook ard and afterwards attended the university at salt lake city taking a complete normal course and graduating with credit in june 1877 since that year his time has been principally occupied in teaching with tho the exception of one year that lie he spent on a mie mission tion in these years of experience lie he has taught in paradise and wells ville atkis in this county in salt lake in uintah and in millard counties endeavoring to raise the schools he taught to a baher higher level and to advance the cause of edu cation ile ho has bas endeavored to keep abreast of the times in educational matters both by st gay in contact with leading educators in this abig tind and other section and DOW no wafer after abou fourteen years of actual e experience in in the school room 1 lie he ia nominated to fill the anfee of county superintendent of one of the leading counties in utah territory Terri territory tor Y M mr r oldham is not only a scholar of rare attainments and a 1 tea teacher c he r of considerable e experience but jie is a red refined ned and polished gen ge antle tle ikhil to know the ho man inan is to lil like e hirn and if elected his work in tho the can cause se of education here in cacho cache county would c certainly be benefi 1 cial ial to tile the schools i 1 |
