Show THE latr I HONORABLE peter the following biographical sketch and an d tribute of respect to the late honorable peter reter maughan member elect from cache cacho and ach counties was presente presented dand and read in the house ot of representatives of the ter tern rit zit onnal orial assembly alary flary ath and on motion of mr wright was requested to bo 10 published in the DESERET NEWS honorable peter maughan mati Maxi ghan conof wm and martha Maughan manghan was wag born in cumberland county Eu england eagland gland giand on the ath dakof day of may 1811 aled died in logan city cache county t ye 9 utah on the day of april 91 1871 in the year of his age in lil early life he was noted as being energetic getic enterprising and full fuli of integrity he married ruth kuth harrison in the year 1830 and in the spring or of 1841 emigrated to the united states arriving the same fall at nauvoo illinois in the year 1850 he immigrated immigrate d to utah settled in tooele county from which he was elected representative to the legisla tive assembly in the years 1855 1853 7 he then moved to cache county and was foremost in making the first permanent perma nent pent settlement at wellsville chenco moved to logan city he was elected a representative to the legislative assembly from Cache and ana rich c counties atles which position he filled with hon hou orn or and dignity until his death in 1856 he was elected probate judge of cache county which position he made honorable until december iga ism 1865 he wa salso saiso elected brigade quartermaster quarter master mister of the brigade of cache mill military tiry dI district strict in aug 1865 and served in that capacity on the I 1 stass staff dail daib of brigadier general E T benson and also on od the staff of brigadier general william williard hyde until the time of his dor dop ulise his bis wisdom and integrity were premin onti antl antly r displayed in his bis intercourse with the Ind indians lims lima whose respect and confidence he secured and ana retained and by his nirm firm firmi kind treatment preserved peace in times of great peril by the indians indiana he was always spoken of ofas aa having but one tongue his remains were followed to the tomb by the whole tribe as aa sincere mourners in a religious capacity he was untiring and faithful full fuli of truth and integrity serving as bishops councilor in tooele thoele county and presiding bishop of cache aunly county from its organization until his death hla his course of life ilfe was wab that of an honest man marked by the most moat unblemished integrity ln in all his private and official acts was also noted as the tho friend of the poor asa As a high minded gentleman we lament his hig loss at the same time realize that we campay his memory no higher tribute of respect than to cite his just and aud honorable course in life which was sed sea by narrow prejudices and unsullied by par party ty feelings and will ever cause his hla memory to be held in the highest reverence and esteem the country has lost a great and good man hla his family a kind and affectionate husband and father with whom we sincerely sympathize in this dispensation of divine providence |