Dusenberry, Wilson H. (Wilson Howard), 1841-1925
Dates
- Existence: 1841 - 1925
Biography
Wilson H. Dusenberry (1841-1925) was an educational administrator and politician in Utah.
Wilson Howard Dusenberry was born on April 7, 1841 in Perry, Illinois. After coming to Utah he served as superintendent of Utah County schools between 1874 and 1880. He also served as a member of the Brigham Young Academy Board of Trustees (1883-1921), and as mayor of Provo, Utah (1882-1889). From 1882 to 1891, Dusenbery was the cashier of the First National Bank of Provo, and from 1891 to 1901 he was the cashier of the Utah County Savings Bank. Dusenberry passed away on March 20, 1925.
Citation:
The story of Provo, Utah, 1975: p. 176 (Wilson H. Dusenberry, Secretary of Timpanogos University)provohistory, via WWW, Jan. 25, 2010: (Wilson Howard Dusenberry; b. Apr. 7, 1841 in Perry, Ill.; superintendent of Utah County schools, 1874-1880; Board of Trustees, Brigham Young Academy, 1883-1921; mayor of Provo, Utah, 1882-1889; d. Mar. 20, 1925)
OCLC, Jan. 25, 2010 (hdg.: Dusenberry, Wilson ; Dusenberry, Wilson H. ; Dusenberry, Wilson H., 1841- ; Dusenberry, Wilson H., 1841-1925 ; Dusenberry, Wilson H. (Wilson Howard), 1841-1925 ; Dusenberry, Wilson Howard ; Dusenberry, Wilson Howard, 1841-1925; usage: Wilson H. Dusenberry)
Provo Library, via www, October 9, 2023 (Cashier of the First National Bank of Provo from 1882 to 1891; cashier at the Utah County Savings Bank from 1891 to 1901)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young Academy check for Provo Bishop's Storehouse, 1896 November 14
Brigham Young Academy check for Provo Bishop's Storehouse made out to and endorsed by B. S. Hinckley, and signed by W. H. Dusenberry, November 14, 1896.
Brigham Young Academy check for Provo Bishop's Storehouse
Wilson H. Dusenberry recommendation
Handwritten recommendation from Wilson H. Dusenberry on behalf of Julia Ekins, declaring her qualified to teach various subjects in primary schools in Utah County, Utah.
Photograph of Wilson H. Dusenberry
Utah State Insane Asylum account book
Handwritten account book. The volume contains records of financial transactions at the hospital, with several loose sheets inside the back of the book. The accounts were kept by the treasurers of the institution, Wilson H. Dusenberry from 1889 to 1896 and Joseph T. Farrer from 1896 to 1900. The hospital was known as Utah Territorial Insane Asylum until 1896 when the name was changed to Utah State Insane Asylum.