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 . iated with him. For thegreater part of his life Elder Lamberthas held the office of a Seventy, hav-ing been ordained and been a memberof the 23rd quorum, and since the year1892 has been senior president of thatquorum. If it be conceded that pre-natal influences tend to shape humancharacter, it need not be difficult to account for the ))rominent traits inthat of Geo. C. Lambert. The devotionto principle, firmness in maintainingtheir


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 . iated with him. For thegreater part of his life Elder Lamberthas held the office of a Seventy, hav-ing been ordained and been a memberof the 23rd quorum, and since the year1892 has been senior president of thatquorum. If it be conceded that pre-natal influences tend to shape humancharacter, it need not be difficult to account for the ))rominent traits inthat of Geo. C. Lambert. The devotionto principle, firmness in maintainingtheir convictions, abhorrence for tyran-ny, untiring energy and dogged per-sistence in accomplishing that whichthey undertook, exhibited by his pa-rents, especially during the crucialtrials through which they passed in thetwo years immediately preceding hisbirth, are all reflected and emphasizedin his character.—X. WALLACK, Henry, secound coun-selor to Bishop Wm. Thorn of the 7thWard, Salt Lake City, Utah, is the sonof John Wallace and Elizabeth Ashleyand was born April 27, 1840, in FromeSomersetshire, England. He was bap-tized by John H. Kelson March 16, 1854,. and in 1858 he was ordained a Priest byElder David Mead. In 1861 he went toLondon, where he remained till May 12,1862, when he left for Utah, where hearrived Oct. 5th of that year. He fol-lowed various kinds of employment, till1868, when he purchased a business inSalt Lake City and manufactured can-dy. In 1885, in connection with , he bought the Utah CrackerFactory business, now known as theNational Biscuit Company, and he isstill successfully conducting that busi-ness. He has also been an active pro-moter of other home industries, and isinterested in the Utah Sugar company,being one of the original stockholdersin said company, and also in the Z. I. In 1889 he aided in opening up 614 LATTER-DAY SAINT the Teton Basin, Idaho, for settlement,and still holds interests there. ElderWallace has been an active Sunday


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