M. M. Warner
(1856-1924)
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Title
Person Item Type Metadata
District
7th District Senator
Political Party
Democrat
Latter-day Saint
No
Age at Election
39
Birth Date
June 12, 1856
Birthplace
Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States
Death Date
January 12, 1924
Spouse(s)
Mary Lynch (1861-1930) Married July 13, 1877
Eleanor Clarkson Nuttall (1856-1924) Married November 8, 1892
Eleanor Clarkson Nuttall (1856-1924) Married November 8, 1892
Occupation
Lawyer
Biographical Text
Mahlon Martin Warner grew up in Iowa until his family moved to Aspen, Colorado, in 1873. Here he began studying law in the office of his father, John W. Warner, where he was employed as a clerk. Warner attended law school at the University of Wisconsin. Upon graduating, he moved to Frederick, South Dakota, and served as district judge from 1887-1888. Warner then returned to Colorado, practicing law there, before moving to Provo, Utah, in 1891. In partnership with D. D. Houtz, Warner ran “a large practice, both criminal and civil” (Drumm 1896, 67). The partnership dissolved in 1904 when Warner relocated to Salt Lake City, where he “continued the practice of his profession up to the day of his death” on January 13, 1924, from a heart attack (“Judge Warner Dies Suddenly” 1924).
As a senator, Warner acted as chairman of the Public Health Committee. Notably, while debating H. B. 46, For the Protection of Miners, Warner proposed removing the clause requiring inspections of mines. However, after Senator Edward M. Allison argued that regular mining inspections would have prevented the 1895 Almy Mine Disaster in Wyoming. Warner’s motion was overturned, and mine inspections became law in the state of Utah.
As a senator, Warner acted as chairman of the Public Health Committee. Notably, while debating H. B. 46, For the Protection of Miners, Warner proposed removing the clause requiring inspections of mines. However, after Senator Edward M. Allison argued that regular mining inspections would have prevented the 1895 Almy Mine Disaster in Wyoming. Warner’s motion was overturned, and mine inspections became law in the state of Utah.
Bibliography
Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KP79-J5K
“Judge Warner Dies Suddenly.” Deseret News , January 14, 1924, sec. 2.
Image of M. M. Warner by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 34 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=42
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KP79-J5K
“Judge Warner Dies Suddenly.” Deseret News , January 14, 1924, sec. 2.
Image of M. M. Warner by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 34 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=42
Collection
Citation
“M. M. Warner
(1856-1924),” Utah State History Digital Exhibits, accessed May 14, 2024, https://utahstatehistory.omeka.net/items/show/226.
(1856-1924),” Utah State History Digital Exhibits, accessed May 14, 2024, https://utahstatehistory.omeka.net/items/show/226.