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Show Thomas Braby Reaches Three-score and Ten A family dinner was served last Wednesday evening at the home of Mr cr.ci Mrs. Thomas Braby. at 1st West and 3rd South, in obs-rvanc:? of Mr. Eraby's 70th birthday anniversary. anni-versary. The honored guest, wiio is at ;n?.sent timekeeper on th local C W A projects, has served twice as city marshal, two terms as mayor, may-or, sixteen years as postmaster, and has been otherwise active here for years in civil, religious, fraternal and military fields. Thomas Braby was born in Sus-res, Sus-res, England, Jan. 10, 1861. a son of Edward and Ann Braby. The family, consisting of the parents and ten children, came Utah in 18 75, after joining the L. D. S. Church in England. Mr. Braby first saw Mt. Pleasant in 1879, while trailing sheep from Rush Valley for Leonard Jordan. He was married mar-ried in Salt Lake City Sept. 21, 1887, to Eliza Keddington, and Immediately Immedi-ately thereafter the young couple settled permanently here. Seven children were born to them, five of whom are now living: Annie B. Syndergaard, Mt. Pleasant; Edward Ed-ward Braby, Columbia; Mrs. Nellie Coats, Sacramento, Calif.; Orson A. Braby of Ogden; Ada Ruth of Salt Lake; there are also five grandchildren grand-children and one great-grandchild. A son, Ralph R., was one of eleven members of the 145th Field Artillery Artil-lery who were drowned at San Diego, Di-ego, California, during the World war when a rip-tide engulfed them while bathing. A two-year old daughter, Iva Pearl, was drowned in Pleasant Creek in 1899. Mrs Braby died Feb. 22, 1927. On June 18, 1931, Mr. Braby married Annie C. Jensen. Mr. Braby spent a number of years as a sheepherder, during which time he acquired his education, educa-tion, with Caskell's "Compendium of Forms" practically his sole teacher. His self-education was so thorough that many people have asked him where he went to school, and has played no minor role in the position of leadership which he has maintained over a period of years. Between the mayoralty of Senator Sena-tor W. D. Candland and Robert H. Hinckley, who is now state C W A director, Mr. Braby served two successive suc-cessive termn as Republican may- or. Previously, he was on the city council committee of three which supervised construction of the waterworks wa-terworks system now in use here. Before that position became an appointive ap-pointive one, he was elected by the old People's Party to act for four years as city marshal. He was assistant as-sistant postmaster three terms prior to beginning his 16-year tenure ten-ure as postmaster, which office he vacated in 1915. In 1894, Caleb W. West, Utah's last territorial governor, commissioned commis-sioned Mr. Braby Captain of Company Com-pany C, (later Company D), Utah National Guard, which rank he held for 14 years. During our troubles trou-bles with Mexico preceding the World war, Mr. Braby was made Major of Ordnance, and was stationed sta-tioned at Fort Douglas on the staff of Gen. W. G. Williams. He was a member of the Utah state shooting team which competed at Camp Perry, Ohio, in 1910-11. In the fraternal field, he is Past Master, Ancient Order of United Woodmen; Past Council Commander, Comman-der, W. O. W., and Is now secreta-y of the local lodge; has held secretaryship secre-taryship of the F. O. K; is Past Noble Grand, I. O. O. F., and represented rep-resented the local lodge in the grand lodge for two years. Mr. Braby has long been active in Church affairs, as president and later as secretary of the North ward elders' quorum, and now is a member mem-ber of the South ward elders' quorum. quo-rum. His health is still good despite his having attained to the allotted Biblical three-score and ten years. However since losing his right hand in a planing mill accident Jan. 2, 1926, he has been confined to his bed each succeeding January 2 until un-til this year. And oh yes, we forgot to mention men-tion that he has served for years as secretary-treasurer of the Pleasant Pleas-ant Creek Irrigation company. |