| Show E M CONROY OGDEN DOCTOR AND MAYOR EX-MAYOR EX DIES AGED 68 Respected Inspected Citizen Active In Medical Educational and Political Circles OLD nOME HOME IN TN IOWA Resi Resident ent nere Since 1890 Survived By Family Dr Edward MaurIce Mauric Conroy 68 years ot of age age prominent ent physician and former mayor maor ot of Ogden died nt at o'clock this morning at the theDe Dee Memorial hospital Dr Dr Conroy had been suffering from stomach trouble and had been con to his bed tor for about three weeks Tho The son of ot James and Ellen Clinton Conroy the th Ogden phy- phy phy physician was WIlS born borl at Marengo Iowa county Iowa on October 2 24 1857 Dr Conroy supplemented his pub lic school education by study In Inthe Inthe Inthe the colle collegiate late and medical depart depart- departments departments departments ments ments of 6 t tho the University ot of Iowa and was graduated with an M D degree degree with Ith ith the class pt pf ot 18 1890 0 COMES T TO On Ma May 1 ot of that year ho he nr- nr ar arrived rived In Ogden and started practice lice tice ns as a 0 physician From Front point ot of Service Dr Conroy was os the tho oldest physician In Weber county at ot the time of o his death He lie has been prominently IlS- IlS associated as associated with tho the medical protes profession sion slon and was WIlS vice Tico president ot of the tho Utah State Medical ty at the time of ot his death besides being affiliated with the tho American Med Med- MedIcal Medical ical association n and tho the Weber County Medical society ha having Ing served as president ot of o the th latter organization tor two terms IV IX WORLD W WAR WORK During the tho world world world war war Dr Con Can Conroy roy rpy also served as employment agent for tor the th bureau or of ot publiC and JAa at or was commissioner ot of the Spanish American War Var veterans lie H was WIlS the Ibe last surviving mem mem- member mem- mem member ber her of ot the tho city school board which together for about 10 years ears Besides Df hr Conroy this board In- In Included in included eluded Thomas D Dee George Islaub pr r II H S Joyce and Henry Gwilliam Dr Conroy acted as BS as chairman of the tho Weber county irrigation distrIct which was recently dis- dis dissolved dis dissolved solved Dr Conroy was active In busi busl- busi- busi business n ness ss and at the th time of ot his death was a 0 director of ot the th Na- Na National Na No National Dank Bank of Commerce On August 11 Dr Conroy had od been married to Bertha Dertha Augusta August Hassett for tor 3 33 S years ears Shortly after his arrival In Og- Og Ogden Ogden Og Ogden den Dr Conroy served as as Weber county physician During the early aos Os he we w n affiliated with wish the Utah National Guard as a 1 lieuten lieutenant ant antON ON OX SCHOOL BOARD lIe He was also ele elected ted ted to the city council for several terms and In 1906 was elected Mayor of Ogden City serving a year two-year turn Dr Conroy was a a member of the Og- Og Ogden Ogden Og Ogden den City school board for tor a num num- number num- num number number ber ot of o years and for tour four years served as os a tr tee of ot the tho State Industrial school During the period of ot the world war Dr Conroy was chairman ot of the Weber County Council of ot Dc- Dc De Defense tense rense and also chairman of ot the Weber county fuel tuel committee and was ves active v in all 1111 other war wal work charities lIe He was WIlS a member of ef St St Jo- Jo Joseph's Jo Joseph's o seph's Roman floman Catholic church and anda a charter and lire life lit member of ot both the Weber club and the B P O 0 tiles Eilts lodge No 71 SONS HERE HEnE Surviving are Isis his widow Mrs Bertha Dertha Hassett Conroy who roo ro- re resides sides at 74 74 Twenty fourth street fire lve sons County Physician F no It Conroy of ot Ogden Edward E Ii Con Con- Conroy Con Conroy roy ot of o Philadelphia Penn Man Mau Manrice Maurice au- au aurico rice rico R It Conroy Ogden ORden Vincent P Conroy of New York and LouIs LouIsN LouisN LouisN N Conroy of ot Washington D C a H daughter Helen Conroy of ot Og- Og Ogden Ogden Og Ogden den and four brother brothers John Frank and Lucian Conroy Connoy all of at Conroy Iowa and Dr Br Hugh Con Con- Conroy Conroy Conroy roy of Pasadena Cali Calif t All Alt the tho children of ot the th family with the tho exception of ot Vincent and Loul Louis were here hero at the tho time ot of othis his death and the th latter two wilt willbe be In Ogden Saturday noon The Tho body Is at the tho undertaking parlors awaiting the arrival of ot the th two sons from Irom the tho I east n In the tb political life lite of ot the com corn community Dr Conroy was set down as a n Democrat and ond he h was wu elected mayor maor 20 21 years year ago aico under the Democratic party label but he never let himself be bound by party lines 9 A few rew years ago ha accepted Invitation to preside at a Republican rally at which Senator principal principal Reed Smoot was the tho G Fr AT HALF n MAST ST J The flag on tho the flag pole pol In CIty Hall or Central park pari was at mast half today In respect to Dr Br E B M lit Conroy mayor of Ogden City In 1906 08 1 0 Mayor Conroy during durin his term thwarted a a movement to have hao this silo for a R park abandoned and theand l nd utilized for business pun pun- pur purposes poses The Th city will wilt t probably be oW- oW officially dally daily represented at the th Conroy funeral by tho the police and fire tire de- de departments ls |
