. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . Webb was born at Studham, England, April 20, 1858, a son of George and Sarah(Thorne) Webb. His father was also a native of Studham, Bedfordshire, England, bornMay 6, 1839, and was a son of William and Emma (Stokes) Webb. He spent his earlylife upon his fathers farm and in his fathers flour mill, thus leading a life of activityand enterprise. In 1861 he was converted to the Mormon church and for three yearsprior to coming to America he labored in the Norwich conference of England. On the3d of June, 1864, in company with his fathers family, h
. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . Webb was born at Studham, England, April 20, 1858, a son of George and Sarah(Thorne) Webb. His father was also a native of Studham, Bedfordshire, England, bornMay 6, 1839, and was a son of William and Emma (Stokes) Webb. He spent his earlylife upon his fathers farm and in his fathers flour mill, thus leading a life of activityand enterprise. In 1861 he was converted to the Mormon church and for three yearsprior to coming to America he labored in the Norwich conference of England. On the3d of June, 1864, in company with his fathers family, he left his native country andsailed on the ship Hudson across the Atlantic to the United States. Traveling west-ward, he journeyed with ox team across the plains and while en route to Salt Lake Cityhis wife died. For a few days George Webb remained in the capital city and then con-tinued his journey to Lehi, where he became a most prominent and influential was engaged in farming and milling and was also editor and publisher of the Lehi. THOMAS WEBB UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 677. Banner. He likewise served as attorney for Lehi and filled a number of public offices,making an excellent record by his marked devotion to the general good. He acted asalderman of the city, was precinct justice and mayor and was a member of the statelegislature. He was also chosen as a delegate to two constitutional conventions and invarious ways left the impress of his individuality and ability upon the history of thestate. He occupied the position of county commissioner and gave proof of his devotionto educational interests as a school trustee. He was president of the irrigation companyand vice president of the Peoples Cooperative Institution and throughout his life he re-mained an active churchman, serving as one of the presidents of the One Hundred andTwenty-seventh Quorum of Seventy. He was also assistant superintendent of the Utahstake Sunday school and his busy life was fraught with much g
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