Hyrum Lemmon
(1849-1929)

11th District Representative

Democrat

Yes

45

November 23, 1849

Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States

November 11, 1929

Mary Elizabeth Douglass (1857-1930) Married January 11, 1883

Teacher, Livestock Producer, Mercantile Business

Hyrum Lemmon moved to Utah in 1852 and grew up on a farm in Mill Creek. He graduated from Deseret University in 1876 and taught school for several years. Lemmon served as mayor of Payson for two terms, starting in 1891. In 1895 he attended the Constitutional Convention. As a state representative, Lemmon “was one of the quiet, conservative hard-thinking and hard-working members of the house” (Drumm 1896, 73). Following the legislative session, Lemon returned to mercantile and livestock businesses.

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.

Image of Hyrum Lemmon by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 59 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=65