Margetts, Phillip, 1829-1914
Dates
- Existence: 1829 - 1914
Biography
Phillip Margetts (1829-1914) was a pioneer, a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a dramatist.
Phillip Margetts was born February 10, 1829 in Kineton, England to Thomas Margetts and Alice Aston Bishop Margetts. In about 1840, the family heard about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from missionaries. They were baptized soon thereafter. Phillip worked as a locomotive engineer for the London and North Western Railway until, in January 1850, he and his family (excepting his father, who died in 1842) immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah. In Salt Lake, he met and married Elizabeth Bateman on November 5, 1850; they would go on to have 14 children. He worked as a blacksmith. He was also an active figure in Utah theater--he was in some of the first productions at the Old Bowery in 1851 and at the opening of the Salt Lake Theatre in 1862. He remained involved in the Utah theatrical scene, including a time as the manager of the Salt Lake Theatre. Phillip Margetts died September 1, 1914.
Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, January 22, 2024 (Phillip Margetts; born February 10, 1829 in Kineton, England; parents Thomas Margetts and Alice Aston Bishop Margetts; about 1840, the family heard about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from missionaries; family baptized soon thereafter; worked as a locomotive engineer for the London and North Western Railway; January 1850, he and his family (excepting his father, who died in 1842) immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah; married Elizabeth Bateman on November 5, 1850; had 14 children; worked as a blacksmith; active figure in Utah theater; in some of the first productions at the Old Bowery in 1851 and at the opening of the Salt Lake Theatre in 1862; remained involved in the Utah theatrical scene, including a time as the manager of the Salt Lake Theatre; died September 1, 1914).Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Philip Margetts papers
Philip Margetts photographs relating to the Salt Lake Theatre
Collection includes 45 photographs (including platinum, gelatin silver, and albumen prints), three tintypes, and two safety film copy negatives with images of the Salt Lake Theatre, early Utah actors, friends, and the Margetts family. Photographs were taken by Phillip Margetts. Photographs were taken between the 1860s and the 1910s.
Philip Margetts music book and Elbert Duncan Thomas postcard
Handwritten entries in a music book. The item contains what seem to be various bugle calls used by "Lt. Phil Margetts" in 1853 probably with the Utah Militia. Also included is a postcard from Elbert Duncan Thomas to Margetts. The item was sent from Japan and wishes Margetts a happy birthday.
Salt Lake Theatre Corporation receipt
Photocopies of a handwritten and printed receipt dated September 21, 1874. The item states that the actor Phillip Margetts was paid $16. Also included is a photocopy of a financial statement of the corporation from 1868.
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- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2
- Dramatists, American -- Utah -- Salt Lake City 2
- Actors -- Utah -- Photographs 1
- Albumen prints 1
- Bugle calls -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History -- Sources 1
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
- Diaries 1
- Fine Arts 1
- Gelatin silver prints 1
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Great Britain 1
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Great Britain -- History 1
- Letters 1
- Military 1
- Missions and Missionaries 1
- Newspapers 1
- Performing Arts 1
- Photographs 1
- Platinum prints 1
- Politics, Government, and Law 1
- Postcards 1
- Receipts (Acknowledgments) 1
- Safety film negatives 1
- Scores 1
- Theater -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
- Theater -- Utah -- Photographs 1
- Theaters -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History -- Sources 1
- Tintypes 1 + ∧ less