Horton D. Haight

Horton D. Haight

Horton D. Haight (1832-1900) was a Mormon pioneer. He first came to Utah at age 14 in 1847 as a member of Daniel Spencer's immigrant company. He was in charge of a freight company that came to Utah Territory in 1859 and led four "down-and-back" companiesclarifyme in the 1860s.

Haight was born in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York. He was the son of Hector C. Haight and his wife, Julia Van Orden. The family moved to Illinois in 1837 and joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1845, moving to Nauvoo. He was in the company sent to aid the Latter-day Saints on the trail in coming into Salt Lake City in 1848. In 1857, he served with Lot Smith in delaying the approach of Johnston's Army.

Haight lived for many years in Farmington, Utah. His wife Louise Leavitt Haight was a counselor to Aurelia Spencer Rogers in the first Primary, which was organized in Farmington.

Haight served as Daivs County sherrif and in the Utah territorial legislature in 1861.

In 1882, he was sent to Oakley, Idaho by John Taylor, the president of the LDS Church. Haight served there as a bishop until 1887 and then became president of the newly formed Cassia Stake. He served as stake president until his death in 1900. Haight also served as a county commissioner in Cassia County, Idaho.

One of Haight's grandsons was David B. Haight, who became an apostle in the LDS Church.

References

*Andrew Jenson. "Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia", vol. 1, p. 302
*C. Terry Warner, [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=6a94fd758096b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Elder David B. Haight,”] "Ensign", Oct. 1976, p. 5
*H. Dean Garrett, [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=c1e327cd3f37b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “The Honeymoon Trail,”] "Ensign", July 1989, p. 23

External links

* [http://lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearchresults/1,15792,4017-1,00.html listing of pioneer comapnies Haight was involved in]


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