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Show MSWERSSIIIIS JOHN HENRY SMITH, SECOND COUNSELOR TO PRESIDENT 6MITH, IS DEAD. Was President of Constitutional Convention Con-vention When Utah Was Made State Prominent In Matters That Concerned Development of West Salt l ake City. John Henry Smith, second counselor to President Joseph V. Smith, and one of the most eminent emin-ent men of tho west, died at his home In this city Friday morning, at II: 13 as a result of heiiHinlia;o of v-'ie lungs. President Smith had been ill since last April, when he ruffe reel a hem orrhage which was considered verj nerious nt the time, but the effects o which he liowly overcame. A monti ago be returned from a trip throng the Yellowstone park and was feelin well in every respect until about thie weeks ng. John Henry Smith was born nt l ni bum a, la., September IS, ISIS. II was the son of the late Preslden Smith and Sarah Ann (Llhhny) Smllti Ilia p.irenls had been driven fron Illinois ami Missouri with the rest o the members of the church and I was iilii they were at Carbuner now Ci umil Muffs, that their so was b in. Ills father, the late Pre Ideut Cieorge A. Smith, had accompaii led Piesideut Ilrigliam Young and th 1 first rumpany of pioneers to tl. J Grea J Salt Lake valley the year heroic, am with s niie of them had also returns I to the Missouri river. Upon his ai rival there he proceeded to t.mk , preparations for the removal of hi family to the new headquarters o i the rh.irrh, but It was not until th I summ.v of IS 19 that the ramlly be i gan their Journ-y westward fnmi th ' MlHuiiti river; and John Henry wn : Just past one year of age when th i family arrived In Salt Lake City. At the iiue of IN. John Henry Smlt was marrlel to Miss Si rah Fan 1 I'aucli'f r ( f t!ie onoial-le Ineil Far cf Orden. So.ni after hN nrirriage i '?.::'. '.'", , Vis ' . ' , , ,: i L j y .C i rt , - Jff - V-..- rt4 v ; , : ,rr. - ; j JOHN HENRY SMITH. , be moved to Provo, where be wn employed as a telegrapher, and late f i.s-MSle d in the cnmple-U. II of til , Ce ntral Pacific railway. At the session ot the territory . legislature of 1872, John Henry Smlt i was ai i.ointed assistant clerk of tfi hoiiao of representatives, stiel froi this tl'me elatel the beginning of b: circer In civil matters. In the sani year ho was chosen assist ant eiei ' of the constitutional conventleui. 1 In addition to his duties In tb ; work of developing the chureh, Aki tie Sinitii took an pt tlve part In li political affairs ef tie srate. In Fel ' ruary, 1S70, l.e was : member of th Suit lake City cr,.in ;i and served f , six yeara as a ritruilman. In Am li;t, ISfl, be w Its el-cted a nieiube 'of Hie territotlal U lr let :n . I Up' II the elivlsi'll of the Pe' pie , ! pa-ty n -i . 1 t!i- Liberals u;-m nntior.i I j )i! ileal la , he w. s one of the fin . I to aelves a!e t'.e rli:clde ef the it ' tmb'i'T.n I arty nr.i v as nl vays an a i live worker in that party. He wa ji icMi i.t of the c.jiiveiit" mi tin I fill. 1. 1 the i (. t.ltiiil) Wider whir ! Ut.-'i v..s J.il :.. . t.-.l Into the I'M' II I ii si I'e. S.i.i-e his ea'l to tlie nj)'-ti '.il; IC ' r .-' i.i'b eievc: d prai 'ii ally fell i Is time to publie el lit b S. Exe e , vrcii nhsii't from 'be country i.n ml t -ii ri r. lie tMivi-lril Blmor.t ee.nstantl i ric ig the 'n';'s if the ehiireh, a itenliig cnnferi n '. Instructing an ' e iciiiir-igir.g the ir mtiern, orKanlzIn . snd si'iting In order the stakee an ! v.a.'d-i. He visited evi ry stake In U 1 j ehu.'ih In Utah, ma iy of them seven itniis. Including tlnse In Old Me-x jet, aid different rta'e and terrllorte ' if lh I'liite-i States and Canada. II if also rrride a tour of the souther n s.ue in'' e inn In isr:t. elolng ronsl eritbie prea.-iilng bith ttiere anil o t bis way. |