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Show old Weber Stake was first divided, he served as second counselor to President Lewis W. Shurtliff. A Latter Day Saint of this character and ability is also a good citizen of his country, and Elder Flygare was no exception. He held many important positions in the Ogden city government and in various companies. He directed the construction of the Utah Agricultural College. His life should be an inspiration; it is one worthy of remembrance. David McKay, son of William McKay and Ellen Oman, was born in Thurso, Scotland, May 3, 1844. At the age of nineteen he came to Utah, and a few years later made his home in Huntsville. When twenty-three years of age, he married Jeanette Evans. He held a number of positions in the Huntsville ward, all of which he filled successfully. In 1882, he was called on a two-year mission to Scotland; in 1891, he left for a second mission to his native country. After returning, he was chosen president of the Weber Stake High Priests quorum, and in 1884 became the first Bishop of the newly organized Eden Ward. In addition to the Church positions he held, he was elected a representative and later a senator to the State Legislature. The busy days spent in the service of others did not cause Elder McKay to neglect his home duties, for he reared a family, the members of which have become great leaders in our Church and State. Robert McQuarrie is another typical example of a man who faithfully served his Church and nation. Like David McKay he was a "bonnie lad" of Scotland, being born at North Knap- dale, August 17, 1832. He came to Utah at the age of twenty-five, arriving in Salt Lake City, September 12, 1857. He filled a two-year mission to Great Britain, was later Superintendent of the Second Ward Sunday Schools, Stake Tithing Clerk, and Bishop of the Second Ward from 1877 until shortly before his death. In civil offices, he served as County Treasurer for eight years, City Alderman for three years, City Council- man for six years, School Trustee for six years, Ogden City Treasurer for two years, and County Commissioner for three years. At the time of the founding of Weber Stake Academy, Joseph Stanford was a member of the High Council. He was born August 16, 1834, in Sussex County, England, where he later attended the National School, and at the age of fifteen was graduated as pupil-teacher. He had a desire to be graduated from Oxford, but when he was sixteen, he and his parents came to Utah, arriving in 1861. Their emigration was a result of their conversion to the Latter Day Saint faith. After settling here, he taught school and later engaged in the mercantile business. He served in Ogden as City Councilman, Alderman, Justice of the Peace, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ogden City Schools, County Recorder for six years, and six years as County Commissioner. He was a member of the territorial legislature for two terms. JOSEPH STANFORD ROBERT McQUARRIE DAVID MCKAY CHARLES F. MIDDLETON LEWIS WARREN SHURTLIFF NILS CHRISTIAN FLYGARE FOUNDED of WEBER COLLEGE THOMAS JORDAN STEVENS LOUIS FREDERICK MOENCH |