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Glover, Albert, a member of the High Council in the Jordan Stake, Salt Lake county, Utah, is a son of James and Mary Glover, and was born in Barrington, Somersetshire, England Feb. 8, 1852. His parents moved to Monmouthshire (Victoria) Wales, in 1856. While here his parents joined the Church. He was baptized in the fall of 1860. His parents emigrated to America in 1866, leaving Liverpool on May 30th, on the ship "Arkwright", landing in New York on the 6th of July. He moved with his parents to St. Clara, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and remained there until the fall of 1867. He then moved to McKeesport, Allegeny county. In the fall of 1868 the family came to Utah and settled in West Jordan. Albert was married to Janette Thayne Feb. 10, 1873, in Salt Lake City. For many years he labored as a Ward teacher. He also labored as a Sunday school teacher. In 1894, he, with others, was sent by the West Jordan Ward to the model Sunday school held in the Latter-day Saints college, in Salt Lake City, under the supervision of Prof. Willard Done. He was ordained an Elder by William Smith Feb. 10, 1873, ordained a Seventy by Enoch B. Tripp Dec. 22, 1889; went to England on a mission early in 1897, laboring in Sheffield conference, and returned home in May, 1899. When the Jordan Stake was organized Jan. 21, 1900, he was ordained a High Priest and set apart as a High Councilor by Anthon H. Lund. For a number of years he acted as first assistant superintendent of the East Jordan Sunday school.
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 2:108 |
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