Dalby, Ezra C., 1869-1934
Dates
- Existence: 1869- - 1934-01-01
Biographical History
Ezra C. Dalby (1869-1934) was a teacher, educational administrator, and lawyer in Idaho and Utah.
Ezra Christiansen was born on March 24, 1869 in Ephraim, Utah to Christian Christiansen and Ana Marie Jensen. He attended school at the Sanpete Stake Academy in Ephraim, and later studied at the University of Utah and the University of Chicago. After graduation he worked as a school principal in Manti, beginning in 1892. In 1894 he married Rosella Anderson, and they had seven children. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he also served as a missionary to Missouri from 1896 to 1898.
In 1901 he moved his family to Rexburg, Idaho where he worked as president of the Bannock Stake/Ricks Academy. During his time in Rexburg he legally changed his surname to Dalby to avoid confusion with other Christiansen families. In 1914 he resigned from the academy, and became the principal of Teton High School in nearby Driggs, Idaho. Four years later he began working as a lawyer, and studied law at the La Salle Extension University.
In 1929 he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he took a position as a teacher and school principal. Dalby died in Salt Lake on January 1, 1934.
Citation:
Balby, E. G. Diaries, 1900-1914 (name not given)Guide to Mormon diaries & autobiographies, c1977: p. 82 (Ezra G. Dalby; b. 1869)
Wikipedia, via WWW, July 14, 2014 (Ezra C. Dalby; Ezra Christensen Dalby; b. 1869; d. 1934; president of the Bannock Stake/Ricks Academy, 1901-1914; born and raised in Ephraim, Utah; born Ezra Christensen, legally added Dalby later to avoid confusion with other Christensen families; attended Sanpete Stake Academy (now Snow College), then University of Utah (graduated 1891); also studied at University of Chicago; later received L.L.D. degree from La Salle Extension University and MA from the University of Utah in 1924; 1892 began as principal of a school in Manti; m. 1894 to Rosella "Zella" Anderson, seven children; 1896-1898, served as missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mo.; 1914, left Ricks to serve as principal of Teton High School in Driggs, Idaho; beginning 1918, worked as lawyer in Driggs; in 1929, moved to Salt Lake City where worked as school teacher and principal; author)
Brigham Young University-Idaho website, via WWW, July 15, 2014 (Ezra Christiansen; changed last name to Dalby in 1907)
Ancestry.com, via WWW, July 14, 2014 (Ezra C. Dalby; Ezra Christiansen Dalby; Ezra Christiansen; b. Mar. 24, 1869 in Ephraim, Utah; parents: Christian Christiansen and Ana Marie Jensen; m. Feb. 14, 1894 in Manti, Utah to Rosella Anderson; d. Jan. 1, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ezra C. Dalby diaries
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a handwritten diary. Dalby lived in Manti, Utah, and later taught school in Rexburg, Idaho, where he worked at Ricks Academy from 1901 to 1914. He writes about his career, finances, further education, and various summer sessions which he taught.