. Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. n andElizabeth Hewison. He was baptizedApril 8, 1861, in Edinburgh, by ElderRobert Hogg. From 1863 to 1866 helabored as a missionary in England,presiding part of the time over theBirmingham Conference. He emigrat-ed to Utah in September, 1866, andfrom 1878 to 1880 filled another mis-sion in England, acting as associateeditor of the Millennial Star. Formany years he was associate editorof the Desexet News and was at onetime also con
. Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. n andElizabeth Hewison. He was baptizedApril 8, 1861, in Edinburgh, by ElderRobert Hogg. From 1863 to 1866 helabored as a missionary in England,presiding part of the time over theBirmingham Conference. He emigrat-ed to Utah in September, 1866, andfrom 1878 to 1880 filled another mis-sion in England, acting as associateeditor of the Millennial Star. Formany years he was associate editorof the Desexet News and was at onetime also connected with the Juve-nile Instructor. He was a forcefulwriter and among the works of hispen aie many poetical productions ofhigh merit, including the hymns TheNations Bow to Satans Thrall,While of These Emblems We Par-take, etc. For several years previ-ous to his demise he worked as a re-corder in the Salt Lake Temple. ElderNicholson died in Salt Lake City,Utah, Jan. 25, 1909, survived by hiswife, three sons and six daughters. BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA 685 PENROSE, Charles W., vice-presi-dent of the Genealogical Society ofUtah from 1909 to 1921 and president. ogical Society of Utah from 1894 to1909, was born Jan. 1, 1842, in Mary-lebone, London, England, a son ofGeorge Reynolds and Julia Ann Tautz, of that organization from 1921 to1925, was born Feb. 4, 1832, at Cam-berwell, London, England. He diedin Salt Lake City May 16, 1925, as amember of the First Presidency of theChurch. (Bio. Ency., Vol. 1, p. 256;Vol. 3, 769.) PERKES, William Henry, assistantsecretary and librarian of the Gen-ealogical Society of Utah from 1896to 1900, was born at Dudley, Worces-tershire, England, a son of HenryPerkes and Charlotte Lowe. He joinedthe Church in 1851 and was called towork in the business office of theheadquarters of the British Missionat Liverpool in 1856. He emigratedto Utah in 1865 and became a book-keeper in the Deseret News officeunder the direction of George Q. Can-non. He was an ar
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