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Show GEORGE WEBB. Born at Bedfordshire, England, and came to Utah with his parents in 1864, settling in Lehi. Worked Work-ed for a time at the Hour mill owned own-ed by D. R. Allen, rffter which he j turned .his attention to farming, which he followed imti 1 1891. May 2'J, 1S'1, j,t company with seural utlurs, ferine 1 a company I and stirtel the Lchi Banner. Be ing the largest stockholder, he purchased the balance of the stock. He was editor and man ager of the paper until 1905. when he leased the paper to James M. Kirkham, and at the expiration of the lea.se he sold the aper to Mr. Kirkham. July 1, 1906. Ik-has Ik-has held tunny positions of trust. Was mayor of Lehi City, a mem her of the Utah legislature, county coun-ty commissioner, justice of the peace, a member of the Lehi school board for nineteen years, president of Lehi Irrigation company com-pany for eight years, has been a director of the People Co-op Institute In-stitute a number of year.-, and is now a director of the Utah Banking Bank-ing Co. Latins as Colonizers. Ono reason why colonization by Latin races lina boon so successful Is that they Intermarry with tho natives. |