13 done Samuel Francis Judge Francis was a native of England, He was born July 3, 1830., in Trowbridge, Wildtshire, England and grew to man hood in that place, receiving his education in the publec schools. He came to the United States with his family in 1861 and spent the first winter in Salt Lake. In the spring of 1862 he went to Farmington where he ran a carding machine. In the fall of 1863 he moved to Morgan County locating his farm on what afterwards became the site of Morgan City. His public career began in 1866, when he was elected a school trustee and Justice of the Peace. He took up the study of law and has been admitted to the bar. In 1870 he was appointed county clerk by the probate Judge, and held that office for sixteen years. He served for nineteen years as county recorder and also held the office of county attorney. He was elected to the office of Probate Judge in 1886 and held the office for many years. During the years 1880 to 1886 he was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives. He was also a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1895, and assisted in drafting the constitution of Utah. Mr. Francis was married in Geneva, Switzerland, to Miss Esther C.E. Weisbrot, who was born in Turin, Italy. When quite a young girl Mrs Francis had a severe illness and lay in a trance for four days, her family thinking she was dead. During this time she saw in a vision the rise of the church in this country 14 and the exodus of the people from the Missouri river to Utah. Mr. Francis was prominently identified with the work of the church in this county. When the Morgan Stake was organized in 1877, he became a counselor to President Willard G. Smith, who was succeeded by Richard Fry. He remained in the Stake Presi¬dency until Sept. 1900.