Show HON JOSEPH the subject orthis of his sketch joseph monson was born in lo 10 logan an cicha county utah february 2 21 the son ofa 11 II and annie 0 men son tn in 1863 his parents removed with wilh him to richmond nich mond this ibis county utah where he has since resided ilia his childhood days were spent at home being employed at such labor as he was able to perform 1 in n the summer time and attending t the I 1 e district schools in the winter at the age of twelve years he be commenced as an apprenticeship with his father as a carpenter in course of a few years he be was wag recognized as an efficient mechanic and arau drau draughtsman in 1876 he entered the brig brigham bam young college at logan where wb ere he be attended school during the winter season and worked with liis his father at his trade in tile the summer ile he graduated aiom said col college legein in 1879 most of the time from asso to 10 1883 he worked on the logan temple as a carpenter in search march issa in behalf of the mormon I 1 church he was called upon a mis mission leaving salt lake city april loth of that year and 0 to utah on july 8 ISS 5 on october 15 he was married to miss laura larsen in i 1891 when on national party lines was inaugurated mr monson allied himself with the democratic party for which lie has bs been an ardent worker from that I 1 time until the present in fe february breary 1802 1892 he was elected on the democratic ticket a member of the city council of R Ilich mond city serving as such euch until january 1 3 1804 in november 1893 lie was el elected as a representative from the tha first representative district to the thirty first session odthe of the territorial legislature in ill november 1894 he was again requested to fill a mission t to E eur U r ope which he has consented t to do us as soon as lie he can raise the means with nith which to defray expenses on said inis mission sion in september fp ep 1895 5 he h was chosen chairman of the democratic centoni committee of cicha county and as such was also vs ex officio of the state stale democratic dt central committee in november Noy ember 1395 mr monson inas elected representative to the first legislature of tile hie state stale of utah fr from Q the second representative district on september 22 1896 he was nominated nomina leil by the cuche cache county democratic convention a candidate for the state senate |