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Clark, Leigh William, 1900-1992

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1900 - 1987

biographical statement

Citation:
Leigh William Clark, 1976: leaf 1 (b. Oct. 21, 1900 in Lehi, Ariz.; parents: Joseph William and Mary Adeline Noble Clark; family moved to Mesa when he was young, attended high school there; studied at Brigham Young University; served mission to England for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1920-1922) leaf 2 (m. Sadie Ollerton in Salt Lake Temple, June 5, 1924) leaf 3 (worked for Standard Oil, beginning in 1926; became bishop in Mesa, Ariz., 1925-1927; moved to Phoenix, Ariz., 1927; moved to Albuquerque, N.M., 1928, served as president of local branch; lived in El Paso, Tex., 1934-1942; lived in Houston, Tex., 1942-1962; worked as assistant secretary and treasurer, and in public relations; served as branch president, district president, counselor in mission presidency, and patriarch in Church in Tex.) leaf 4 (retired to Provo, Utah in 1963)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, July 25, 2013 (Leigh William Clark; b. Oct. 12, 1900 in Lehi, Ariz.; parents: Joseph William Clark and Mary Adeline Noble; m. June 5, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Sadie Ollerton; d. Aug. 17, 1987)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, July 25, 2013 (Leigh William Clark; Leigh W. Clark; three children; d. in Provo, Utah)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Sadie Ollerton Clark autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315134]
Identifier: MSS SC 1714
Scope and Contents

Typescript of Sadie Clark's autobiography. She was raised in Parowan, Utah and married a Standard Oil Company executive who became a patriarch in the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sadie Ollerton Clark autobiography

Leigh William Clark / by Sadie Ollorton Clark

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315183]
Identifier: MSS SC 1715
Scope and Contents

Contains a seven-page typescript of the biography of Leigh Clark, a Standard Oil Company executive who became a patriarch in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Leigh William Clark / by Sadie Ollorton Clark

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Houston (Tex.) -- History 1
Latter Day Saints -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography 1
Latter Day Saints -- Texas -- Houston -- History -- Sources 1
Patriarchs (Mormon theology) 1
Women in Latter Day Saint churches -- Texas -- Houston -- History -- Sources 1
 

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