Wasatch-Utah County UT Archives Biographies.....Clyde, James W. 1855 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

HON. JAMES W. CLYDE.

   The life history of Hon. James W. Clyde presents many phases of activity, all
of a most useful and valuable character in the upbuilding of the state as well
as the advancement of his own interests. He is now representing Wasatch county
in the Utah senate and he is one of the most prominent stock raisers and
ranchers of the intermountain country. He is also identified with mercantile and
banking interests and his enterprise has been one of the dominant forces in the
development of the state. In this connection he has carried forward the work
instituted by his father, who was one of Utah's pioneers.

    James W. Clyde was born at Springville, Utah, August 31, 1855, his parents
being George W. and Jane (McDonald) Clyde. The former was a native of the state
of New York and a son of George W. Clyde, Sr., who became one of the earliest
adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He joined that
'religious body in New York and with other followers of the faith removed to
Independence, Missouri, where he experienced all of the hardships and ill
treatment inflicted upon that people. He was living there during the ever
memorable Missouri massacre and removed with the Saints to Nauvoo, Illinois.
There he became a member of the Legion. He passed away at Nauvoo, after which
his son and namesake, George W. Clyde, left that place with the exodus from
Illinois, reaching Utah about 3848 or 1849 with one of the first pioneer trains
that crossed the plains. Soon afterward he settled at Springville, where he took
up the occupation of farming. He participated in both the Walker and Black Hawk
Indian wars and in many ways contributed to the development and upbuilding of
the state. In 1860 he became a pioneer of Wasatch county, where he continued to
engage in ranching and cattle raising for many years, becoming one of the
prominent cattle men of the district. On settling at Heber he built a small
house at the old fort. He was married in Springville to Miss Jane McDonald and
they became the parents of nine children, five sons and four daughters. The
death of the father occurred on the 17th of March, 1899, while the mother,
surviving for a few years, passed away in 1904.

    James W. Clyde acquired a common school education but his youth was largely
spent in the saddle and when a boy he thoroughly learned the cattle business
under his father's direction. Eventually he started in the business on his own
account, handling both cattle and sheep, and today he has large acreage of range
and ranch land, together with extensive flocks and herds, having become
recognized as one of the largest operators In live stock in Utah. He has
developed his business along most progressive lines, his energy and enterprise
enabling him to overcome all the difficulties and obstacles which beset every
business career. He was one of the incorporators of the Bank of Heber City on
the 22nd of April, 1902, and was elected its vice president. Mr. Clyde is
likewise the vice president of the Heber Mercantile Company, which is the
largest store of the kind in Wasatch county and in fact conducts one of the
largest mercantile establishments of the state.

    In 1884 Mr. Clyde was married to Miss Mary Campbell, a daughter of Thomas
and Elizabeth Campbell, and they have become the parents of ten children:
Nellie, Nora, Mary, Hazel, Don, Nina, Bessie, Laura, and two who died in
infancy. The family adhere to the faith of the church with which the grandfather
of Hon. James W. Clyde became identified in the days of its early development.

    In politics Mr. Clyde has always been an earnest democrat and in 1899 was
elected to represent his district in the state legislature, in which he served
for one term in the lower house. In 1916 he was elected state senator and is now
filling that position, giving thoughtful and earnest consideration to all the
vital problems which come up for settlement affecting the advancement of the
commonwealth. For ten years he served as mayor of Heber, giving to the city a
businesslike and progressive administration. He is a stalwart champion of the
cause of education, doing everything in his power to promote the interests of
the schools. During the period of the World war he was chairman of the County
Council of Defense and Wasatch county oversubscribed at every call for financial
assistance and was always among the first to go over the top. These are but a
few phases of the activities which make James W. Clyde one of the most valued,
prominent and honored citizens of Utah.


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UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD
HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL

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VOLUME IV
CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1920


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