Spencer Clawson
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Orson Spencer Clawson generally know simply as Spencer Clawson, was a politician, businessman and inventor in Salt Lake City in the general time frame of 1900.
Clawson was the son of Hiram B. Clawson
and his wife Ellen Spencer Clawson. Ellen was the daughter of Orson Spencer
for whom Spencer Clawson was named. Spencer Clawson was baptized a Latter-day Saint in 1860 at the age of eight.
Clawson was a half-brother of Rudger Clawson
who worked for a time under Clawson in the dry goods trade.
In 1900 Clawson received a patent for a method of typing both a letter's address and the letter itself on the same sheet of paper. In 1890 Clawson was the candidate of the People's Party
for mayor of Salt Lake City but he lost to George M. Scott the candidate of the Liberal Party
.
Clawson married Nabbie Howe Young a daughter of Brigham Young
and Clarissa Clara Decker. Spencer and Nabbie had six children.
Clawson was involved in the dry goods trade in Salt Lake City, buying most of his products from New York City where he was well known among wholesalers.
Spencer Clawson was also on the original committee that worked to form Latter-day Saint College in 1886. This institution has gone through many changes in name and function but is the ancestor of the current LDS Business College
.
Clawson was also the president of the Pioneer Jubilee celebration in 1897.
Clawson's son Orson Spencer Clawson Jr. was a great musician and pianist. Another son, Curtis Young Clawson, was a major in the United States Army artillery in World War I
.
Clawson was the son of Hiram B. Clawson
Hiram B. Clawson
Hiram B. Clawson was a Latter-day Saint businessman and Church leader in the 19th and early 20th centuries.Clawson was born in Utica, New York. He was educated at the Utica Academy. In 1838 he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with his widowed mother...
and his wife Ellen Spencer Clawson. Ellen was the daughter of Orson Spencer
Orson Spencer
Orson Spencer was a prolific writer and prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in several highly visible positions within the church and left an extensive legacy of theological writings...
for whom Spencer Clawson was named. Spencer Clawson was baptized a Latter-day Saint in 1860 at the age of eight.
Clawson was a half-brother of Rudger Clawson
Rudger Clawson
Rudger Judd Clawson was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 until his death in 1943...
who worked for a time under Clawson in the dry goods trade.
In 1900 Clawson received a patent for a method of typing both a letter's address and the letter itself on the same sheet of paper. In 1890 Clawson was the candidate of the People's Party
People's Party (Utah)
The People's Party was a political party in Utah Territory during the late 19th century. It was backed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its newspaper, the Deseret News. It opposed Utah's Liberal Party.- Beginnings :...
for mayor of Salt Lake City but he lost to George M. Scott the candidate of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Utah)
The Liberal Party, like the People's Party, flourished in Utah Territory as a local political party in the latter half of the 19th century—before Democrats and Republicans established themselves in Utah in the early 1890s....
.
Clawson married Nabbie Howe Young a daughter of Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah...
and Clarissa Clara Decker. Spencer and Nabbie had six children.
Clawson was involved in the dry goods trade in Salt Lake City, buying most of his products from New York City where he was well known among wholesalers.
Spencer Clawson was also on the original committee that worked to form Latter-day Saint College in 1886. This institution has gone through many changes in name and function but is the ancestor of the current LDS Business College
LDS Business College
LDS Business College is a two-year college in Salt Lake City, Utah, focused on training students in business and industry. The college is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and operates under the Church Educational System and is associated with the Brigham Young University...
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Clawson was also the president of the Pioneer Jubilee celebration in 1897.
Clawson's son Orson Spencer Clawson Jr. was a great musician and pianist. Another son, Curtis Young Clawson, was a major in the United States Army artillery in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Sources
- Deseret News, Sep. 29, 1900.
- Andrew JensonAndrew JensonAndrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for much of the early-twentieth century...
. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 289; Vol. 2, p. 615. - B. H. Roberts, Comprehensive History of the Church, Vol. 6, p. 206
- Utah Genealogical Magazine article on Brigham Young's descendants