John Heber Wootton (1865-1951) was a member of the Utah State House of Representatives and the Utah Assistant Attorney General.
John Heber Wootton was born December 5, 1865, to John and Sarah Amelia Wootton. He grew up in American Fork, Utah, and lived there for most of his life. He attended Brigham Young Academy. In 1890, he was asked to teach at the American Fork grade school, and took the job. Wootton married Ada Dilworth Tracy on March 4, 1890. He served on the Utah State House of Representatives and the Utah State Senate. He was admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court in June 1925. In 1928, he was appointed as the Assistant Attorney General under Attorney General Harvey Cluff. Wootton died on April 22, 1951 in American Fork.
From the guide to the John Heber Wootton family photographs, approximately 1885-1903, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
