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Dusenberry, Warren N. (Warren Newton), 1836-1915

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Dates

  • Existence: 1836 - 1915

Biographical History

Warren Newton Dusenberry (1836-1915) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; an administrator for various schools in Provo, Utah including the University of Deseret's Timpanogos branch and Brigham Young Academy; and is the former Mayor of Provo, UT.

Warren Newton Dusenberry was born in White Haven Pennsylvania on November 1, 1836. Around the age of 4, he soon moved to Pike County, Illinois near Nauvoo. There in 1846, his mother joined the Church of Jesus Christ. However, due to his father's decision to not join the Church, when most of the pioneers fled to Utah during the 1840s and 1850s, the family remained in Illinois until 1860 where, after a brief visit to his uncle's home in Provo, the family settled in Los Angeles and Sacramento, California.

After attending the Methodist-run Vacaville College until 1862, Warren moved to Provo where he began his quest to establish a school in the Provo, Utah region. However, due to issues including high student demand and lack of funding, his various attempts to establish a school in Provo failed - leaving him to focus on his backup careers of owning a general store and working as a county tax asessor. It was also during his attempts of establishing a school in Provo that, in 1867, he decided to serve a mission for the Church - serving first as a proselyting missionary in the South and then as an employee for the Church's Boston immigration office to help immigrants relocate to Utah. Once returning to Utah, he tried once more to establish a school in Provo (leading to the creation of a High School in Center Street) and soon was asked to work for the Timpanogos Branch of the University of Deseret. Once the University lost its funding in 1875, the site of the school soom became the site of Brigham Young Academy, where he worked for for a few months before attending law school.

Later in his life, he eventually became Mayor of Provo, defeating Reed Smoot in the process. He passed away in Utah on March 31, 1915.

Citation:
Wikipedia, July 27, 2017 (b. Nov. 1, 1836 in White Haven, PA; moved to Pike County, IL near Nauvoo in 1840; in 1846, his mother joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but not his father; the family eventually migrated westward in 1860, briefly visiting his uncle in Provo before settling in Sacramento, CA; studied at the Methodist-run Vacaville College until 1862; attempted to set up school various times in the 1860s, but had to close them down at times while making extra money as a general store owner and tax assessor; served a mission in 1867 in the southern states as a proselyter and later in Boston at the Boston Immigration Office; worked for the Timpanogos Branch of the University of Deseret; the site for the branch later became Brigham Young Academy, which he administered for a few months before attending law school; later served as a Mayor of Provo, defeating Reed Smoot in the process; passed away on March 31, 1915)

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Warren Newton Dusenberry

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324458]
Identifier: MSS SC 2524
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Warren Newton Dusenberry (1836-1915) with handwritten corrections. Dusenberry was a prominent Utah pioneer, educator, judge, and public servant.

Dates: 1971