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Stories of Utah's Remarkable Personalities

Explore the intriguing lives and legacies of key figures who shaped Utah's history, from Chief Noonch to Stephen Covey. Discover tales of resilience, conflict, and innovation in the Beehive State.

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Stories of Utah's Remarkable Personalities

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  1. The Personalityof Utah By Professor “Super G” Bunker http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://historytogo.utah.gov/images/logo.jpg&imgrefurl=http://historytogo.utah.gov/sitemap.html&h=129&w=750&sz=37&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=Wvd2TMv71FIyEM:&tbnh=24&tbnw=141&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522Otto%2BAbels%2BHarbach%2522%2Bimage%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den

  2. 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.” http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/FindingAids/dynaweb/calher/tabcalif/figures/I0015103A.jpg

  3. Chief Noonch (Black Hawk)(1830-1873) Spring Lake, Utah 1863: 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. http://www.blackhawkwarutah.com/ http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/american_indians/blackhawkwar.html

  4. 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 Died of natural causes at 85 years http://www.telegraph-history.org/transcontinental-telegraph/utah1.jpg

  5. Butch Cassidy (Robert Parker)(1866-1908) Beaver County, Utah (1st/13) 1889: San Miguel Val. Bank Telluride 1894: Ann Bassett - Wyo. (Prison) 1896: Montpelier, Idaho bank. 1896: sought amnesty Gov. Wells 1899: Union Pacific Railroad Robber’s Roost http://www.canyoneeringusa.com/utah/roost/ http://www.utah.com/culture/capitol.htm

  6. 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.” http://www.jrbooksonline.com/images/Burton_el-hadj_40p.jpg

  7. 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. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT= /USHS_Shipler&CISOPTR=2266&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Watson

  8. Steven R. Covey(1932- ) Salt Lake City, Utah “The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” 1989: “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” 15 million copies sold worldwide 1: Be Proactive: Personal Vision 2: Begin with the Endin 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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Covey#The_Habits

  9. 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 http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Gardo-House-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Posters_i907344_.htm http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/mining_and_railroads/silverinthebeehivestate.html

  10. Charles A. Steen(1919-2006) born Caddo, Texas Jul 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.” http://www.gjsentinel.com/featr/content/features/steen/steen_main.html http://www.steenmansion.com/details.aspx

  11. 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. http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19290408,00.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot-Hawley_Tariff_Act

  12. 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 policy Created Fed Deposit Insurance Corp. Created Federal Housing Act Changed the structure of the Federal Reserve System Aggressive economic policies to get us out of the depression. Chair until 1948---Board until 1951. http://protophoto.com/picture.html?pic=11706 http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19360210,00.html

  13. James Cash Penney(1875-1971) Hamilton, Missouri “Courteous treatment will make the customer a walking advertisement.” 1909: 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 Kearns Building 1910 136 South Main St. http://www.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=126

  14. John Willard Marriott(1900-1985) Ogden, Utah “Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind the stronger the trees.” 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. http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ukura006/architecture/model-t.gif http://marriottschool.byu.edu/story/marriotts.cfm http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/slcut-salt-lake-city-marriott-downtown/

  15. Willam F. Christensen(1902-2001) Brigham City, Utah Grandfather 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."

  16. Alvin Gittins(1922-1981) Kidderminster, England “I’m a representational painter, dealing almost exclusively with the human figure and with character studies.” 1947: Bachelors of Arts Brigham Young Univ. 1947: Instructor at Univ. of Utah 1956-1962: Chair of Univ. of Utah Art Dept. LDS Church Office Bldg LDS Museum http://www.utah.com/mormon/museum_of_church_history.htm http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2727

  17. 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. http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19230910,00.html Grand Theater: 121 East 200 South http://utahtheaters.info/TheaterMain.asp?ID=90

  18. 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 Main Salt Lake’s Italian Restaurant Lazzeri’s second home. Utah Historical Quarterly, Fall 2004, Vol 72, no 4 Pages 343-357

  19. Martha (Mattie) Hughes Cannon(1857-1932) Llandudno, Wales 1861: Emigrated to Salt Lake City Utah 1871: School teacher/worked for the “Woman’s Exponent” newspaper 1881: Medical degree from University of Michigan 1882: Resident physician at Deseret Hospital 1884: Married Angus M. Cannon (forth wife of six), had three children Nov 3 1896: First woman elected as state senator in United States. http://kued.org/productions/voteutah/moments/09.html http://www.thisistheplace.org/virtualtour/26-hospital.html

  20. Rosanne BarrBorn 1955, Salt Lake City Utah “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.” 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. http://www.nndb.com/people/833/000024761/roseanne-barr.jpg

  21. John Moses Browning(1855-1926) Ogden Utah Oct 7, 1879 patented his first gun 1895: 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) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWbrowningJ.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWbrowning.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Browning_machine_gun

  22. "Six or seven of us volunteered together, out of a sense of adventure, primarily.” Chesley Peterson(1920-2000) Salmon, Idaho 1932: Santaquin, Utah—ride with Barnstormer 1940: 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 missions German order: “Get Peterson!!!” Used Browning machine gun to defend Britain Awarded: RAF distinguished flying cross RAF medallion US distinguished service cross Britain’s distinguished service order Five US air medals French Legion of d’Honneur Purple Heart and many more http://usfighter.tripod.com/peterson.htm

  23. “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) 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.” http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/farnsworth.html

  24. Debbi Sivyer Fields(1956- ) Youngest of five sisters. 1977 began business in Palo Alto, California Lived near Park City, Utah until late 1990s “[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.” http://www.angelfire.com/on3/tristar16/biography.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/ 1558/Debbi-Fields-Quotes.html http://www.franchiseonline.com/cgi-bin/profile.php?key=7854

  25. “Dad always said: Family, faith, career in that order. How many times do I have to say it?” George Virl Osmond(1917-2007) Star Valley, Wyoming World War II Veteran 1944: Married Olive Loved 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 show 2007: Donny at the Capitol Theater http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/ 5392218/1976_rolling_stone_covers/photo/6/large http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21659054/ http://www.slco.org/fi/facilities/capitol/capitol.html

  26. Robert Redford(1936- ) Santa Monica, California 1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969: Purchased Sundance Utah 1974: Best Director Oscar “Ordinary People” 1974-1976 #1 Box office star in America 1981 Began the Sundance Film Festival 1995: 4th Sexiest Star of all-time “Some people have analysis. I have Utah.” http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19760329,00.html

  27. Otto Abels Harbach (1873-1963) Salt Lake City, Utah 1890: attended the Collegiate Institute. October 23, 1933 “Gowns By Roberta” opens with “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” Wrote more than 40 Broadway musicals (Jerome Kern) http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/82/392682.jpg http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bobhope/images/vc42a.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/80651083@N00/2091264692/

  28. 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 http://www.last.fm/music/The+Beach+Boys/+images/151 (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.”

  29. 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. 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." 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". http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/gary_gilmore.html

  30. Ted Bundy(1946-1989) Burlington, Vermont "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." American Serial Killer 1972 began killing in Wash state. 1974 Univ of Utah Law School Nov 8, 1974: Carol DaRonch escaped his clutches Aug 16, 1975: Arrested in SLC http://www.dragtimes.com/images/7267-1971-Volkswagen-Beetle.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy

  31. “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 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

  32. Karl Malone & John Stockton (1963- ) Bernice, Louisiana / (1962- ) Spokane, Wash. 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 placed One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History Record Setters #2

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