- Horton D. Haight
Horton D. Haight (1832-1900) was a
Mormon pioneer . He first came toUtah at age 14 in 1847 as a member ofDaniel Spencer 's immigrant company. He was in charge of a freight company that came toUtah 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 ofHector C. Haight and his wife, Julia Van Orden. The family moved toIllinois in 1837 and joinedThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1845, moving toNauvoo . He was in the company sent to aid theLatter-day Saint s on the trail in coming intoSalt Lake City in 1848. In 1857, he served withLot Smith in delaying the approach ofJohnston's Army .Haight lived for many years in
Farmington, Utah . His wife Louise Leavitt Haight was a counselor toAurelia 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 inCassia County, Idaho .One of Haight's grandsons was
David B. Haight , who became an apostle in the LDS Church.References
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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. 23External 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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