The Personalityof Utah

By Professor “Super G” Bunker

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Brigham Young(1801-1877) Vermont

1947: Led Latter-day Saint Pioneers to Salt Lake Valley.

1854/55: Beehive and Lion house built as Young’s official residence.

“If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.”

“Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community.”

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Chief Noonch (Black Hawk)(1830-1873) Spring Lake, Utah1863: Soldiers from Fort Douglas killed

280 Shoshoni Indians at Bear River.1865: Utes and settlers met in Manti to

discuss stolen cattle. A hot-head settler jerked a young chieftain from his horse. Over the next few days Chief Noonch’s Utes killed 5 settlers and escaped with hundreds of stolen cattle.

The Utes stole over 2,000 head of cattle and killed 25 whites that year.

1865 to 1872: Open warfare; 150 deadly confrontations where 2,000 died.

Cause: The white settlement disrupted Indian subsistence patterns. In addition, many died from European diseases.

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Orrin Porter Rockwell(1813-1878) Belcher, Massachusetts

Joseph Smith told Porter Rockwell: “Cut not your air and no bullet or blade can harm thee."

1947 appointed deputy marshal of Utah.

A man, in a saloon, who didn't believe Rockwell was protected by his long hair and fired six bullets. When the smoke cleared, there stood Porter in a buffalo robe that had repelled all the shots.

He owned a tavern/hotel/way-station near the point of the mountain

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Died of natural causes at 85 years

Butch Cassidy (Robert Parker)(1866-1908) Beaver County, Utah (1st/13)

1889: San Miguel Val. Bank Telluride1894: Ann Bassett - Wyo. (Prison)1896: Montpelier, Idaho bank.1896: sought amnesty Gov. Wells1899: Union Pacific Railroad

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Robber’sRoost

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Sir Richard Francis Burton(1821-1890) Devon, England

Aug 31, 1860 meet Brigham Young. Later wrote: “There are rules and regulations of Mormonism---which disprove the popular statement that such marriages are made to gratify licentiousness, and which render polygamy a positive necessity.”

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Arthur Conan Doyle(1859-1930) Edinburgh, Scotland

1887 “A Study in Scarlet” is published introducing Sherlock Holmes to the world. It builds on the sensational fiction about the oppressive Mormons and the great alkali desert.

May, 1923: 1st visit to Salt Lake City and the Alta Club.

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Steven R. Covey(1932- ) Salt Lake City, Utah

1989: “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”

15 million copies sold worldwide

1: Be Proactive: Personal Vision

2: Begin with the End in Mind: Personal Leadership

3: Put First Things First: Personal Management

4: Think Win/Win: Interpersonal Leadership

5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood: Empathetic Communication

6: Synergize: Creative Communication

7: Sharpen the Saw: Balanced Self-Renewal

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“The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule

your priorities.”

Susanna (Suzy) Emery Holmes (1859-1942) Richmond, Missouri

Susanna Bradford was visiting relatives in Park City in 1884 when she met and married Albion Emery. At the time, Emery was being used as a front for investors in silver, who were horrified when he died still holding their stocks. Susanna inherited Emery’s estate and became Utah’s Silver Queen. http://www.emccommunitycouncil.org/history.shtml

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Charles A. Steen(1919-2006) born Caddo, TexasJul 6, 1952 discovers the “Mi Vida” mine.

1954 more stocks were traded in one day than on the New York Stock Exchange. “Girls in red light district gave a stock certificate with every trick.”

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Reed Smoot(1862-1941) Salt Lake City, Utah

Apr 8, 1900: Ordained LDS Apostle (38 yrs)

Mar 5, 1903: First LDS member of U.S. Senate. Took 4 years to seat him.

June 17, 1930 The Smoot Hawley Tariff Act became law. Raised tariffs on 20,000 imported goods. It hastened or some say---caused the Great Depression.

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Marriner S Eccles(1890-1977) Logan, Utah

1928: First Security Corp.: first multi-bank holding corp. in U.S.

1933: Testimony before congress had a plan that impressed FDR

1934 nominated by FDR as Chairman of the Federal Reserve System.

Reformed US monetary & fiscal policyCreated Fed Deposit Insurance Corp.Created Federal Housing ActChanged the structure of the Federal

Reserve System Aggressive economic policies to get us

out of the depression.Chair until 1948---Board until 1951.

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James Cash Penney(1875-1971) Hamilton, Missouri1909: Moved headquarters to SLC with 24

“Golden Rule Stores”

1910: Wife Berta dies (devastation)

1913 incorporated JC Penney co. in SLC

(701-707 Kearns Building)

1914 relocate headquarters to New York

“Courteous treatment will make the customer a walking advertisement.”

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John Willard Marriott(1900-1985) Ogden, Utah

1914, he was given the job of taking a flock of sheep by rail to San Francisco and selling them. (14 years old)

In 1927, the day after graduating from the University of Utah, he took his bride, who also graduated, in a Model T Ford on an 11 days trip from Salt Lake City to Washington D.C. to pursue his dream.

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“Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind the stronger the trees.”

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Willam F. Christensen(1902-2001) Brigham City, UtahGrandfather of American Ballet

1932: Founded Portland Ballet

1937: Principal dancer of San Francisco

Opera Ballet

1942: Founded San Francisco Ballet

1944: 1st U.S. performance of “The Nutcracker”

1st U.S. performance of “Swan Lake”

1951: First University Ballet Department in U.S. at University of Utah

1963: Utah Civic Ballet & 1968: Ballet West (Salt Lake City)

“Willam was proudest of his discovery of the complete Tchaikovsky score (the "Nutcracker" Suite was what people knew then)”

"Nothing is more beautiful than the human body, and in a ballet it tells a story with line and form. Ballet should contain all the elements of good theater: spectacle,

drama, virtuosity and, most important, innovation."

Alvin Gittins(1922-1981) Kidderminster, England

1947: Bachelors of Arts Brigham Young Univ.1947: Instructor at Univ. of Utah 1956-1962: Chair of Univ. of Utah Art Dept.

“I’m a representational painter, dealing almost

exclusively with the human figure and with character

studies.”

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Jack Dempsey(1895-1983) Manassa, Colorado

1910 family (mother and eleven children) moved to Utah.

1911 when the old Salt Lake Grand Theater was staging fights for money, Jack entered and "flattened two opponents the same night," receiving $5 for the effort. (16 years old)

1919-1926: Heavyweight Champion.Jack would call his mother after every

fight and when his first big money came moved her into a bungalow on Center Street just north of the triangle separating North Main and Center.

Later he moved her into a home at 973 E. South Temple and then finally to a 21 acre farm at 5030 Naylor lane in Murray, Utah.

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Tony Lazzeri(1903-1946) San Francisco, Calif.1922: came to new Salt Lake Bees.

Oct 19, 1925: Hit 60 home runs a PCL record that still stands (222 RBIs).

5 world series champion 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, & 1937 with Yankees.

1946: died from fall (epilectic seazure)

1991: Baseball Hall of Fame.

323 South MainSalt Lake’s Italian RestaurantLazzeri’s second home.

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Martha (Mattie) Hughes Cannon(1857-1932) Llandudno, Wales1861: Emigrated to Salt Lake City Utah1871: School teacher/worked for the

“Woman’s Exponent” newspaper1881: Medical degree from University of

Michigan1882: Resident physician at Deseret

Hospital1884: Married Angus M. Cannon (forth

wife of six), had three childrenNov 3 1896: First woman elected as

state senator in United States.

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Rosanne BarrBorn 1955, Salt Lake City Utah

1985: Domestic Goddess (Tonight Show)1988-1997: Rosanne ABC TV Show

Roseanne began an obsession with the number five in the late 1960's. She felt that everything had to count out to five, or something terrible would happen. Roseanne was uncomfortable with the obsession until comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, informed her that a good percentage of performers and creative types, including himself, have number obsessions.

“There's a lot more to being a woman than being a mother, but there's a hell of a lot more to being a mother than most people suspect.”

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John Moses Browning(1855-1926) Ogden Utah

Oct 7, 1879 patented his first gun1895: machine-gun purchased by the US Navy. 1911: .45 ACP Military handgun. Standard to 1986. 1917: US Army orders 57,000 of new machine gun.1921: M2 50 cal. machine gun, the standard for

NATO countries today. (won battle of Brittan)

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Chesley Peterson(1920-2000) Salmon, Idaho1932: Santaquin, Utah—ride with Barnstormer1940: Volunteered for UK RAF Eagle Squadron

(1st American to command a squadron)1942: Transferred to US (at 23 became Colonel)

This “ace” flew 130 combat missionsGerman order: “Get Peterson!!!”

Used Browning machine gun to defend BritainAwarded:

RAF distinguished flying crossRAF medallion

US distinguished service cross Britain’s distinguished service order

Five US air medalsFrench Legion of d’HonneurPurple Heart and many more

"Six or seven of us volunteered together, out of a sense of

adventure, primarily.”

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Philo Farnsworth(1906-1971) Beaver, Utah

Spring 1926 Farnsworth explains how television is going to work to two promoters developing Salt Lake’s community chest campaign: “It’s a television system, a way of sending pictures through the air in the same way we do sound. I thought of it when I was in high school.”

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“The damned thing works!” (on the first successful television)

“There's nothing on it worthwhile, and we're not going to watch it in this household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet.” (year later to his son)

Debbi Sivyer Fields(1956- )

Youngest of five sisters.

1977 began business in Palo Alto, California

Lived near Park City, Utah until late 1990s

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“[My husband] immediately said, ‘Oh, sweetie, that is such a stupid idea.’ And then my mom and dad pipe up and say, ‘You don’t have any business going into the cookie business.’”

“The greatest failure is not to try. Had I listened to all the people during the course of my life who said, ‘You can’t. You’ll fail. It won’t work. You don’t have’, I wouldn’t be here today.”

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George Virl Osmond(1917-2007) Star Valley, WyomingWorld War II Veteran1944: Married OliveLoved to sing and taught his children

barbershop.The Osmonds sang at Disneyland and

came to attention of Walt Disney.Early 1960s: Andy Williams TV show.1971: “One Bad Apple” #1 hit (Bros.)1973: “Paper Roses” (Marie)1975: “The Proud One” #1 hit (Bros.)1976-1979: Donny & Marie TV show2007: Donny at the

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“Dad always said: Family, faith, career in that order. How many times do I have

to say it?”

Robert Redford(1936- ) Santa Monica, California

1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969: Purchased Sundance Utah1974: Best Director Oscar “Ordinary People”1974-1976 #1 Box office star in America1981 Began the Sundance Film Festival1995: 4th Sexiest Star of all-time

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“Some people have analysis. I have Utah.”

Otto Abels Harbach (1873-1963) Salt Lake City, Utah1890: attended the Collegiate Institute.October 23, 1933 “Gowns By Roberta” opens with “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”

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Wrote more than 40 Broadway musicals (Jerome Kern)

The Beach Boys(1961 - )1961: “Surfing” was first release

Jun 1964: wrote “I Get Around” driving to airport from Salt Lake City. US Billboard Hot 100 #1 in 1964.

1964: "And she'll have Fun, Fun, Fun 'til her daddy takes the T-Bird away..." inspired by Shirley England of Salt Lake who’s dad owned the radio station that promoted the Beach Boys. Peaked at #5.

1965: “Salt Lake City” song appeared on the “Summer Days” album

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(1941- ): Mike Love

(1942- ): Brian Wilson

(1942- ): Al Jardine

(1944-1983): Dennis Wilson

(1946-1998): Carl Wilson

“Brian Wilson is the Beach Boys. He is the band. We are his messengers.”

Gary Mark Gilmore(1940-1977) Texas

Gained international notoriety, following two murders in Utah, for demanding his death sentence be fulfilled.

Jan 17, 1977 he became the first person executed in the United States in more than 10 years.

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Gilmore requested his eyes be used for transplant purposes. Within hours of the execution, two people received his corneas, inspiring British punk rock band The Adverts to write and release "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" and The Police to record "Bring on the Night".

He was strapped to a chair, with a wall of sandbags behind him. Five prison guards concealed behind a curtain with five small holes aimed at him. Asked for any last words, Gilmore simply replied, "Let's do it."

Ted Bundy(1946-1989) Burlington, Vermont

American Serial Killer1972 began killing in Wash state.1974 Univ of Utah Law SchoolNov 8, 1974: Carol DaRonch

escaped his clutchesAug 16, 1975: Arrested in SLC

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"You are going to kill me, and that will protect society from me. But out there are many, many more people who are addicted to pornography, and you are doing nothing about that."

Ab Jenkins(1883-1956) Spanish Fork, Utah

1940: Averaged 161.180 mph for a 24-hour run. Record stood for 50 years

1940-1944: Mayor of Salt Lake City

“I’m shooting at world’s records. I’m trying to make them around a twelve-and-a-half mile track on the Utah salt flat, driving a two-and-a-half-ton race car day and night for twenty-four hours at an average speed of 160 miles an hour.” Saturday Evening Post, Dec 4, 1937, pg 18

Karl Malone & John Stockton (1963- ) Bernice, Louisiana / (1962- ) Spokane, Wash.

Record Setters #2

NBA MVP (‘97, '99); 11-time All-NBA First Team (1988-1999); 14-time All-Star (1988-98, 2000-02); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History Two-time Olympic gold medalist (‘92, '96). Only missed 10 games in 18 years.Second all-time leading scorer in NBA history

NBA co-MVP game (‘93); 10-time NBA All-Star NBA record for career assists with 15,806, 5400 more than second place. NBA record for career steals with 3,265,

30 % more than second placedOne of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History