(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol.2 by James H. Hawley 1920)
While death has called Hon. Albert Heath, there are many who attest his usefulness while he was still an active factor in the world's work, and his demise, which occurred March 31, 1919, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret among his large circle of friends. Mr. Heath was a native of South Wales. He was born May 8, 1863, his parents being George and Hannah (Gleed) Heath, who were natives of Wiltshire, England, and of Scotland, respectively, the former born January 21, 1832, and the latter May 4, 1835. The father was a farmer in England to the time when he emigrated to America on the 21st of January, 1877. He came to Idaho in 1879 and took up land near Oxford, which he continued to cultivate and improve throughout his remaining days, his death occurring in December, 1907. For more than twelve years he had survived his wife, who died April 7, 1895.
Albert Heath was reared and educated in Cardiff, Wales, and after reaching the new world he completed his education at Oxford, Idaho, attending the New West Academy, from which he was graduated in the year 1885. He then took up the work of teaching school and was thus engaged in connection with farming in Idaho and Utah for a period of fifteen years. In 1896 he arrived in Fremont county and purchased land near Rexburg, in that section which is now included within Madison county. For more than a decade thereafter he concentrated his efforts and attention upon farm work and in 1907 he was made field superintendent of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company at Rexburg. The duties of that responsible position he discharged most creditably and acceptably for many years, and following his retirement he was appointed city clerk and also engaged in writing insurance. He met with an accident whereby his right arm was injured and therefore he was obliged to give up a part of his work. He remained active in the insurance business throughout the residue of his days and he was also well known in public office, serving as county clerk and also as police judge, being the incumbent in the latter position at the time of his death, which occurred very suddenly on the 31st of March, 1919. He had previously demonstrated his ability and trustworthiness in other offices. In 1904 he had been called to the position of county treasurer of Fremont county and so continued until 1910. He was elected to the state senate, serving during the seventh session of the Idaho general assembly, and at all times he was loyal to every trust reposed in him, whether of a public or private nature. In addition to his service as a public official he was a stockholder and director of the First National Bank of Rexburg. He became a recognized leader in political circles and was chairman of the republican county central committee at the time of his demise.
On the 17th of March, 1897, Mr. Heath was married to Martha J. Davenport, a daughter of James and Margaret (Petty) Davenport, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Iowa. The father went to Utah with his parents in his boyhood days and afterward became a farmer at Richmond, in the Cache valley, devoting his remaining days to general agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in July, 1902, while the mother of Mrs. Heath afterward removed to Rexburg, Idaho, and later to Newdale, where she is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Heath became the parents of nine children but were unfortunate enough to lose all in infancy. By her former marriage, Mrs. Heath has a son, William E., who is now with the Utah Power & Light Company at Idaho Falls. Mr. Heath had also been married twice, his first union being with Mary P. Hillman, whom he wedded in 1889 and by whom he had one child,Albert R., a resident of Rexburg. His first wife died in June, 1895. Mr. Heath was a loyal member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was ordained a bishop of Plano ward July 29, 1903. He was also counselor to President Thomas A. Bassett and later was appointed first counselor to President Mark Austin, serving in that office until his death. At various periods he held different offices in the church and thus contributed to its development and the extension of its influence. He was one of the board of Ricks Academy at Rexburg for many years, the cause of education finding in him a stalwart champion. He always voted with the republican party, and it was a recognized fact that his position upon any vital question was never an equivocal one. At all times he stood loyally for what he believed to be right, and his interest in community affairs was manifest in many tangible ways.
While death has called Hon. Albert Heath, there are many who attest his usefulness while he was still an active factor in the world's work, and his demise, which occurred March 31, 1919, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret among his large circle of friends. Mr. Heath was a native of South Wales. He was born May 8, 1863, his parents being George and Hannah (Gleed) Heath, who were natives of Wiltshire, England, and of Scotland, respectively, the former born January 21, 1832, and the latter May 4, 1835. The father was a farmer in England to the time when he emigrated to America on the 21st of January, 1877. He came to Idaho in 1879 and took up land near Oxford, which he continued to cultivate and improve throughout his remaining days, his death occurring in December, 1907. For more than twelve years he had survived his wife, who died April 7, 1895.
Albert Heath was reared and educated in Cardiff, Wales, and after reaching the new world he completed his education at Oxford, Idaho, attending the New West Academy, from which he was graduated in the year 1885. He then took up the work of teaching school and was thus engaged in connection with farming in Idaho and Utah for a period of fifteen years. In 1896 he arrived in Fremont county and purchased land near Rexburg, in that section which is now included within Madison county. For more than a decade thereafter he concentrated his efforts and attention upon farm work and in 1907 he was made field superintendent of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company at Rexburg. The duties of that responsible position he discharged most creditably and acceptably for many years, and following his retirement he was appointed city clerk and also engaged in writing insurance. He met with an accident whereby his right arm was injured and therefore he was obliged to give up a part of his work. He remained active in the insurance business throughout the residue of his days and he was also well known in public office, serving as county clerk and also as police judge, being the incumbent in the latter position at the time of his death, which occurred very suddenly on the 31st of March, 1919. He had previously demonstrated his ability and trustworthiness in other offices. In 1904 he had been called to the position of county treasurer of Fremont county and so continued until 1910. He was elected to the state senate, serving during the seventh session of the Idaho general assembly, and at all times he was loyal to every trust reposed in him, whether of a public or private nature. In addition to his service as a public official he was a stockholder and director of the First National Bank of Rexburg. He became a recognized leader in political circles and was chairman of the republican county central committee at the time of his demise.
On the 17th of March, 1897, Mr. Heath was married to Martha J. Davenport, a daughter of James and Margaret (Petty) Davenport, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Iowa. The father went to Utah with his parents in his boyhood days and afterward became a farmer at Richmond, in the Cache valley, devoting his remaining days to general agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in July, 1902, while the mother of Mrs. Heath afterward removed to Rexburg, Idaho, and later to Newdale, where she is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Heath became the parents of nine children but were unfortunate enough to lose all in infancy. By her former marriage, Mrs. Heath has a son, William E., who is now with the Utah Power & Light Company at Idaho Falls. Mr. Heath had also been married twice, his first union being with Mary P. Hillman, whom he wedded in 1889 and by whom he had one child,Albert R., a resident of Rexburg. His first wife died in June, 1895. Mr. Heath was a loyal member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was ordained a bishop of Plano ward July 29, 1903. He was also counselor to President Thomas A. Bassett and later was appointed first counselor to President Mark Austin, serving in that office until his death. At various periods he held different offices in the church and thus contributed to its development and the extension of its influence. He was one of the board of Ricks Academy at Rexburg for many years, the cause of education finding in him a stalwart champion. He always voted with the republican party, and it was a recognized fact that his position upon any vital question was never an equivocal one. At all times he stood loyally for what he believed to be right, and his interest in community affairs was manifest in many tangible ways.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol.2 by James H. Hawley 1920)
While death has called Hon. Albert Heath, there are many who attest his usefulness while he was still an active factor in the world's work, and his demise, which occurred March 31, 1919, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret among his large circle of friends. Mr. Heath was a native of South Wales. He was born May 8, 1863, his parents being George and Hannah (Gleed) Heath, who were natives of Wiltshire, England, and of Scotland, respectively, the former born January 21, 1832, and the latter May 4, 1835. The father was a farmer in England to the time when he emigrated to America on the 21st of January, 1877. He came to Idaho in 1879 and took up land near Oxford, which he continued to cultivate and improve throughout his remaining days, his death occurring in December, 1907. For more than twelve years he had survived his wife, who died April 7, 1895.
Albert Heath was reared and educated in Cardiff, Wales, and after reaching the new world he completed his education at Oxford, Idaho, attending the New West Academy, from which he was graduated in the year 1885. He then took up the work of teaching school and was thus engaged in connection with farming in Idaho and Utah for a period of fifteen years. In 1896 he arrived in Fremont county and purchased land near Rexburg, in that section which is now included within Madison county. For more than a decade thereafter he concentrated his efforts and attention upon farm work and in 1907 he was made field superintendent of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company at Rexburg. The duties of that responsible position he discharged most creditably and acceptably for many years, and following his retirement he was appointed city clerk and also engaged in writing insurance. He met with an accident whereby his right arm was injured and therefore he was obliged to give up a part of his work. He remained active in the insurance business throughout the residue of his days and he was also well known in public office, serving as county clerk and also as police judge, being the incumbent in the latter position at the time of his death, which occurred very suddenly on the 31st of March, 1919. He had previously demonstrated his ability and trustworthiness in other offices. In 1904 he had been called to the position of county treasurer of Fremont county and so continued until 1910. He was elected to the state senate, serving during the seventh session of the Idaho general assembly, and at all times he was loyal to every trust reposed in him, whether of a public or private nature. In addition to his service as a public official he was a stockholder and director of the First National Bank of Rexburg. He became a recognized leader in political circles and was chairman of the republican county central committee at the time of his demise.
On the 17th of March, 1897, Mr. Heath was married to Martha J. Davenport, a daughter of James and Margaret (Petty) Davenport, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Iowa. The father went to Utah with his parents in his boyhood days and afterward became a farmer at Richmond, in the Cache valley, devoting his remaining days to general agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in July, 1902, while the mother of Mrs. Heath afterward removed to Rexburg, Idaho, and later to Newdale, where she is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Heath became the parents of nine children but were unfortunate enough to lose all in infancy. By her former marriage, Mrs. Heath has a son, William E., who is now with the Utah Power & Light Company at Idaho Falls. Mr. Heath had also been married twice, his first union being with Mary P. Hillman, whom he wedded in 1889 and by whom he had one child,Albert R., a resident of Rexburg. His first wife died in June, 1895. Mr. Heath was a loyal member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was ordained a bishop of Plano ward July 29, 1903. He was also counselor to President Thomas A. Bassett and later was appointed first counselor to President Mark Austin, serving in that office until his death. At various periods he held different offices in the church and thus contributed to its development and the extension of its influence. He was one of the board of Ricks Academy at Rexburg for many years, the cause of education finding in him a stalwart champion. He always voted with the republican party, and it was a recognized fact that his position upon any vital question was never an equivocal one. At all times he stood loyally for what he believed to be right, and his interest in community affairs was manifest in many tangible ways.
While death has called Hon. Albert Heath, there are many who attest his usefulness while he was still an active factor in the world's work, and his demise, which occurred March 31, 1919, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret among his large circle of friends. Mr. Heath was a native of South Wales. He was born May 8, 1863, his parents being George and Hannah (Gleed) Heath, who were natives of Wiltshire, England, and of Scotland, respectively, the former born January 21, 1832, and the latter May 4, 1835. The father was a farmer in England to the time when he emigrated to America on the 21st of January, 1877. He came to Idaho in 1879 and took up land near Oxford, which he continued to cultivate and improve throughout his remaining days, his death occurring in December, 1907. For more than twelve years he had survived his wife, who died April 7, 1895.
Albert Heath was reared and educated in Cardiff, Wales, and after reaching the new world he completed his education at Oxford, Idaho, attending the New West Academy, from which he was graduated in the year 1885. He then took up the work of teaching school and was thus engaged in connection with farming in Idaho and Utah for a period of fifteen years. In 1896 he arrived in Fremont county and purchased land near Rexburg, in that section which is now included within Madison county. For more than a decade thereafter he concentrated his efforts and attention upon farm work and in 1907 he was made field superintendent of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company at Rexburg. The duties of that responsible position he discharged most creditably and acceptably for many years, and following his retirement he was appointed city clerk and also engaged in writing insurance. He met with an accident whereby his right arm was injured and therefore he was obliged to give up a part of his work. He remained active in the insurance business throughout the residue of his days and he was also well known in public office, serving as county clerk and also as police judge, being the incumbent in the latter position at the time of his death, which occurred very suddenly on the 31st of March, 1919. He had previously demonstrated his ability and trustworthiness in other offices. In 1904 he had been called to the position of county treasurer of Fremont county and so continued until 1910. He was elected to the state senate, serving during the seventh session of the Idaho general assembly, and at all times he was loyal to every trust reposed in him, whether of a public or private nature. In addition to his service as a public official he was a stockholder and director of the First National Bank of Rexburg. He became a recognized leader in political circles and was chairman of the republican county central committee at the time of his demise.
On the 17th of March, 1897, Mr. Heath was married to Martha J. Davenport, a daughter of James and Margaret (Petty) Davenport, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Iowa. The father went to Utah with his parents in his boyhood days and afterward became a farmer at Richmond, in the Cache valley, devoting his remaining days to general agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in July, 1902, while the mother of Mrs. Heath afterward removed to Rexburg, Idaho, and later to Newdale, where she is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Heath became the parents of nine children but were unfortunate enough to lose all in infancy. By her former marriage, Mrs. Heath has a son, William E., who is now with the Utah Power & Light Company at Idaho Falls. Mr. Heath had also been married twice, his first union being with Mary P. Hillman, whom he wedded in 1889 and by whom he had one child,Albert R., a resident of Rexburg. His first wife died in June, 1895. Mr. Heath was a loyal member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was ordained a bishop of Plano ward July 29, 1903. He was also counselor to President Thomas A. Bassett and later was appointed first counselor to President Mark Austin, serving in that office until his death. At various periods he held different offices in the church and thus contributed to its development and the extension of its influence. He was one of the board of Ricks Academy at Rexburg for many years, the cause of education finding in him a stalwart champion. He always voted with the republican party, and it was a recognized fact that his position upon any vital question was never an equivocal one. At all times he stood loyally for what he believed to be right, and his interest in community affairs was manifest in many tangible ways.
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