Browning, John Moses b. January 23, 1855 d. November 26, 1926 Inventor. Born in Ogden, Utah, he was renowned gunsmith making his first gun from scrap metal when he was thirteen. He patented his first weapon a breech-loading single-shot rifle in 1879 and began work on an automatic machine gun in the 1890s. In 1895, his invention of the Browning machine-gun was purchased by the US Navy. The first automatic pistol designed by Browning was the .32 caliber Model 1900, followed by his most noted design the .45 ACP M1911 Government Model and Browning High-Power...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
Olsen, Moroni b. June 27, 1889 d. November 22, 1954 Actor. He began his career on Broadway in the 1920s and organized the Moroni Olsen Players, one of the most prestigious touring stock companies in the business. He first came to films in the role of Porthos in the "The Three Musketeers" (1935), and followed in the comedy "Mummy's Boy" (1936). Thanks to his aristocratic bearing and classically trained voice, he was often called upon to play historical or authority figures. These included Buffalo Bill in "Annie Oakley" (1935), Robert E. Lee in "...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
Peterson, Morris Blaine b. March 26, 1906 d. July 15, 1985 US Congressman. Elected to represent Utah's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1961 to 1963. A native of Ogden, Utah, Peterson also served as an Alternate Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Utah in 1944, and as a Member of the Utah State Legislature in 1955. (Bio by: K) Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
Richards, Franklin Dewey b. April 2, 1821 d. December 9, 1899 Apostle of The Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-day Saints. Nephew to Levi and Willard Richards, he journyed west and arrived at Haun's Mill only to find his brother killed and thrown down a well. Another brother died on the Batallion march, and lost two sons on the trek west. Pressing on faithful he served 4 times to Britain, 3 times as Mission President. Published there the first Pearl of Great Price, 30 years later becoming cannonized scripture of the Standard Works of the Church. Returning...[Read More] (Bio by: Chad Stowell) Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
b. January 23, 1855 d. November 26, 1926