Beard, George, 1854-1944
Dates
- Existence: 1854 - 1944
Biographical History
George Beard (1854-1944) was a merchant, artist, and photographer.
George Beard was born in Yeardsley cum Whaley in Cheshire, England, on December 21, 1854. He was the youngest of nine children born to Ellen Elizabeth Clark and Thomas Beard, who worked in a coal mine. His parents and oldest brother were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1852, and the rest of the family was baptized later. George immigrated to Utah with his mother and sisters in 1868. They settled in Coalville, Utah, where George married Lovenia Bullock on March 31, 1877. They had eight children who were frequently shown in his artwork and photographs. Beard's artistic interests became a large part of his career aside from managing the Coalville Cooperative Mercantile Institution. He also taught choir, directed musicals in the Opera House, served as a Latter-day Saint bishop from 1889 to 1895, and served as mayor of Coalville from 1891 to 1892. George Beard died on October 3, 1944 in Coalville.
Citation:
George Beard, 1980?: leaf 1, etc. (b. 12-21-1854, Yeardsley, England: d. 10-3-1944; emigrated to Coalville, Utah, 1868; Mormon artist and photographer)BYU Harold B. Lee Library, George Beard Photographs, website viewed May 27, 2015 (George Beard; born 21 December 1854 in Yeardsley cum Whaley, near Whaley Bridge in Cheshire, England; Mormon convert; immigrated to Utah on 20 June 1868 and arrived in Salt Lake City on 25 September 1868; settled in Coalville, Summit County, Utah; managed the Coalville Cooperative Merchantile Institution; bishop in Coalville, 1889-1895; mayor of Coalville, 1891-1892; elected to first legislature of the state of Utah in 1894; married Lovenia Bullock; artist, primarily painting; photographer taught by Charles R. Savage; died 3 October 1944 in Coalville)
FamilySearch, via WWW, October 15, 2021 (George Beard; born Dec. 21, 1854 in Yeardsley uom Whaley in Cheshire, England to Ellen Elizabeth Clark and Thomas Beard; married Sarah Lovenia Bullock on March 31, 1877 in Coalville, Utah; parents and oldest brother baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1852; rest of the family baptized later; George immigrated to Utah with his mother and sisters in 1868; settled in Coalville, UT; died Oct. 3, 1944 in Coalville)
BYU Library Digital Collections, via WWW, October 15, 2021 (eight children, frequently shown in his artwork and photographs; large part of his career aside from managing the Coalville Cooperative Mercantile Institution; taught choir, directed musicals in the Opera House, served as bishop from 1889-1895, and served as Coalville mayor from 1891-1892)
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
George Beard art collection and Coalville Cooperative records
George Beard diary
George Beard photographs
Collection consists primarily of pictorial landscapes from Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Also includes photographs of the Beard family and other individuals.
Research materials on George Beard
George Beard exhibit prints, approximately 1890-1930
George Beard Photographs
L. Tom Perry Special Collections exhibit prints
Contains oversized prints from the collections of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections that were used in exhibits. All photographs in the collection were produced from negatives in the respective collections of each photographer. Materials dated approximately 1860-1930.
Nelson B. Wadsworth collection of frontier photographs
Collection consists of exhibit photographs assembled by Nelson Wadsworth about the American frontier. Items include the work of various photographers.
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- Landscapes -- Idaho -- Photographs 2
- Landscapes -- Wyoming -- Photographs 2
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- Camping 1
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- Coalville (Utah) -- Photographs 1
- Diaries 1
- Documentary films 1
- Fine Arts 1
- Fisheries and Wildlife 1
- Glendale (Utah) -- Photographs 1
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- Landscapes -- Utah -- Photographs 1
- Landscapes -- Utah -- Summit County -- Photographs 1
- Landscapes -- Utah -- Uintah County -- Photographs 1
- Landscapes -- Wyoming -- Jackson Hole -- Photographs 1
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- Photographs 1
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Utah -- Photographs 1
- Letters 1
- Miners -- Utah -- Photographs 1
- Negatives 1
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- Photography -- West (U.S.) -- History 1
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- Saltair Resort (Utah) -- Photographs 1
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- Sports -- Utah -- Photographs 1
- Stores, Retail -- Utah -- Coalville -- History -- Sources 1
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