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UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION born presidents, four were of English descent and one each were Swiss and Austrian. Alphabetically speaking, names beginning with 'C have led the presidential list with 13. Nine leaders had names beginning with 'B' and seven with 'M.' Understandably, none began with X, Y or Z, but there's also never been a president whose name began with P, Q, U or V. The association's presidents: 1. Edwin A. (Major) Littlefield, Ogden Standard, 1893-4. Born March 5, 1837, East Greenwich, Rhode Island; died, Ogden, June 4, 1911, age 74-2-29. 2. Ernest G. Rognon, Payson Globe, 1895-6. Indiana-born, May, 1866. Moved to Seattle 1903; no further record. 3. David Pile Felt, Juvenile Instructor, Salt Lake City, 1897. Born August 7, 1860, Salt Lake City; died January 22, 1937, Salt Lake City, age 76-5-15. 4. John James, Deseret News, 1898. Born Pembroke, South Wales, England, March 1, 1864; died July 29, 1954, Salt Lake City, age 90-4-28. 5. Fred Nelson, Utah County Democrat, Provo, 1899, No vital statistical information found. 6. Michael Francis Murray, Ephraim Enterprise, 1900. Born December 12, 1862, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died May 27, 1936, Salt Lake City, age 73-5-15. 7. David Pile Felt, Springville Independent, 1901-3. See #3. 8. William Buys, Wasatch Wave, Heber City, 1904. Born December 22, 1852, Bountiful; died November 27, 1909, Heber City, age 56-11-5. 9. David Pile Felt, Davis County Argus, Farmington, 1905-6. See #3. 10. Charles England, Logan Journal, 1907. Born October 6, 1863, Tooele; died January 28, 1952, Logan, age 88-3-22. 11. Samuel L. P. (Sam) Raddon, Park Record, Park City, 1908. Born May 13, 1858 on British island of Guernsey; died January 14, 1948, Park City, age 89-8-1. 196 |
