Deseret Evening News | 1902-03-29 | Page 18 | Wm. J. Newman, President of the Board of Education

I 1 1 t I tS tI S I I I I I l 1 i i ii i I t I ir I A r I L X fr frI frI Lt I i I i gI ai aiE I E j l i l J In t I 1 1 I I II I J JI I I I II 1 1 I f H H I i o H IH HH IH H f fW W fl J NEWMAN PRESIDENT OF THE TITlE BOARD OF OP EDUCATION TION W v J Nowman was WM horn born In 1 South WItham Lincolnshire a ft a little over CS 8 years yearn ago ngo Igo Ills 11 parents embraced tim the Mormon faith In 1849 and Oni emigrated to 10 this hue country They reached lt St Louis I In December 1850 where Mr Air Newman Sr Hr died two mouths after 11 In lit ISIS 1883 m the mother mothel brought her children to Utah crossing the lims plaint plains by h und and arriving In II Salt Bait olt Lake Sept Sept 23 Young NeWman performed the various kinds of ot labor Incident to frontier life Ild audited In building the Pacific roads rands unit und an 09 on 01 Promontory Hill Hi wh when n the tho last spike was driven by Governor Go Stanford of California Mr Ir Newman Newlan WAS 1 n a first lieutenant In tho thu Utah militia and clerked for tor reu del Co eo W anti and H 14 P 21 l years Y rs Ho lie 10 has been baen greatly Interested In educational e matter and AmI latin has hll served serell ns as ni director etor on ant school scho l boards since ISSI 1181 ISS He Ite Ut was wan elected member of the time board ot bt education of at this city cl from froni the third precinct In 1890 and 11 1 was again elected In 11 1191 returned re turned In Wn Wui Wat of oe time the board for tor two and Is now president of ot the th board Mr Newman organized l time the Shoo Shoe com comb company pony pan anti and after two years eats sold It out olt In iii going Into business on his own account acc Mr Me Jr New N w man nian has hns tithed filled Ilet positions of trust rust and at lt present Is first counselor to Bishop J mer of the Sixteenth ward vard 0 rd