McKenzie, David, 1833-1912.

Dates:
Birth 1833
Death 1912

Biographical notes:

Officer of the Nauvoo Legion in Utah; Utah pioneer; Mormon Church leader; employee of the Salt Lake Theatre; and a private secretary to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church.

From the guide to the David McKenzie notebook, 1902-1910, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Mormon pioneer; letter engraver; captain of fifty opposing the United States Army during the 1857-58 "Utah Expedition"; actor-manager of the Salt Lake Theater; private secretary to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church.

From the guide to the David McKenzie papers, circa 1900, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Mormon pioneer, letter engraver, officer in the United States Army during the "Utah Expedition" from 1857 to 1858, actor-manager of the Salt Lake Theater, and a private secretary to the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699776

David McKenzie was born on 27 December 1833 in Edinburgh, Scotland, to David McKenzie and Elizabeth White. He joined the LDS Church in 1853 and emigrated to Utah in 1854. He was an engraver, painter, publisher of the Millenial Star, military man, and manager of the Salt Lake Theater. He married Mary Ann Crowther in 1859. He served in many church capacities and died in 1912.

From the guide to the David McKenzie papers, 1860-1962, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

American soldier, Utah pioneer, Mormon Church leader, employee of the Salt Lake Theatre, and a private secretary to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church.

From the description of Notebook, 1902-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536609

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Subjects:

  • Theater
  • Religion
  • Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
  • Businessmen
  • Businessmen
  • Church government
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Mormon Church
  • Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
  • Mormons
  • Mormons
  • Mormons
  • Mormons
  • Performing arts
  • Theaters
  • Theaters

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Places:

  • Sonna's Opera House (Boise, Idaho) (as recorded)
  • Sonna's Opera House (Boise, Idaho) (as recorded)
  • Idaho--Boise (as recorded)
  • Utah--Salt Lake City (as recorded)
  • Columbia Theatre (Boise, Idaho) (as recorded)
  • Utah--Salt Lake City (as recorded)
  • Utah--Salt Lake City (as recorded)
  • Utah (as recorded)
  • Idaho (as recorded)
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