1874–1925

Introduction

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Born: Ap­ril 20, 1874, Pay­son, Utah.

Died: Au­gust 2, 1925, Salt Lake Ci­ty, Utah.

Buried: Salt Lake Ci­ty Ce­me­te­ry, Salt Lake Ci­ty, Utah.

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McClellan at St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904

Biography

John was the hus­band of Ma­ry Es­telle Doug­lass.

He stu­died mu­sic in the Am­eri­can Mid­west and in Eur­ope, then moved to Salt Lake Ci­ty, Utah, to be­come the Ta­ber­na­cle or­gan­ist (1900–1925) and di­rect­or of the Salt Lake Ope­ra Com­pa­ny.

King Al­bert I of Bel­gi­um de­co­rat­ed him in ap­pre­ci­ation for a re­cit­al played when the king and queen toured Am­eri­ca in 1919.

Sources

Music

  1. Sweet Is the Work