Smoot–Rowlett family
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The Smoot–Rowlett family is a U.S. political family. It is linked by marriage to the Kimball–Snow–Woolley family.
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[edit] Family members
[edit] Daniel Rowlett
- c.1786 - 2 Dec 1847
- Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38, 1839-40, 1843-44
- Namesake of Rowlett, Texas
- Brother of Joseph Rowlett
- Uncle of Abraham Owen Smoot
[edit] Joseph Rowlett
- Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1838-50
- Brother of Daniel Rowlett
- Uncle of Abraham Owen Smoot
[edit] Abraham Owen Smoot
- February 17, 1815 - March 6, 1895
- Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1857-66
- Mayor of Provo, Utah, 1868-81
- First Head of the Board of Trustees of Brigham Young Academy
- Stake President in Provo
- Major benefactor of Brigham Young Academy latter Brigham Young University
- Nephew of Daniel Rowlett
- Nephew of Joseph Rowlett
- Uncle of Emma Smith who married Wilford Woodruff
- Father of Abraham Owen Smoot
- Father of Reed Smoot
- Father of Zina Beal Smoot who married Orson Ferguson Whitney
- Grandfather of Abraham Owen Smoot III
- Grandfather of Isaac Albert Smoot
[edit] Abraham Owen Smoot
- March 11, 1856 - May 22, 1911
- Member of Utah State Senate
- Son of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895)
- Half-brother of Reed Smoot
- Father of Abraham Owen Smoot III
- Father of Isaac Albert Smoot
[edit] Reed Smoot
- January 10, 1862 - February 9, 1941
- U.S. Senator from Utah, 1903-33
- Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932
- Member of Republican National Committee from Utah, 1912-20
- Son of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895)
- Half-brother of Abraham Owen Smoot (1856-1911)
- Half-uncle of Abraham Owen Smoot III
- Half-uncle of Isaac Albert Smoot
[edit] Abraham Owen Smoot III
- September 9, 1879 - 1937
- Mayor of Provo, Utah, 1934-35
- Grandson of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895)
- Son of Abraham Owen Smoot (1856-1911)
- Half-nephew of Reed Smoot
- Brother of Isaac Albert Smoot
[edit] Isaac Albert Smoot
- Born: November 3, 1880.
- Member of Utah State House of Representatives, 1928-32
- Grandson of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895)
- Son of Abraham Owen Smoot (1856-1911)
- Half-nephew of Reed Smoot
- Brother of Abraham Owen Smoot III
[edit] Wilford Woodruff
- 1 Mar 1807 - 2 Sep 1898
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1854
- Father of Newton Woodruff
- He married Emma Smith, niece of Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895)
- Leader of the Mormon Church 1889-1898
[edit] Newton Woodruff
- 3 Nov 1863 - 21 Jan 1960
- Mayor of Smithville, Utah 1900
- Son of Wilford Woodruff and Sarah Brown
Most likely, owned a copy of Robert's Rules of Order as published in 1891. This copy is now owned by Lawrence J. Cisar and contains the signature of Newton Woodruff on the inside cover.
