Description: 1948 Life Story of Miles Park Romney (1843-1904) by Thomas C Romney Mormon LDS _____________________________ Life Story of Miles Park Romney by Thomas Cottam RomneyCopyright by the Miles P. Romney Family Published by Zion's Printing and Publishing Company, Independence, MO (1948) Very rare book! The approximate size is 5-5/8" x 8", and is illustrated with several vintage photographs; Includes an extensive Romney family genealogy. Condition:Excellent 1st Edition Hardcover Book! The binding is tight and all 418 pages within are bright white with NO WRITING, UNDERLINING, HIGH-LIGHTING, RIPS, TEARS, BENDS OF FOLDS with the exception of a gift inscription on the inside front cover! The covers look near perfect. You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! About Miles Park Romney:Miles Park Romney (August 18, 1843 – February 26, 1904) was a prominent American builder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was born in Nauvoo, Illinois, the son of Miles Romney. He was the president of the St. George Social Hall Company and the St. George Dramatic Association, and also served as a chief of police, attorney-at-law, newspaper editor, and architect. One of his sons, Gaskell Romney, was the father of George W. Romney and grandfather of Mitt Romney. Miles Park Romney moved to Utah with the body of the church while still a child. He became a builder like his father. After he married his first wife he was sent on a mission for the Church in England. After his return he followed the then teachings of the Church and married another wife. Romney became prominent in the community, building Brigham Young's home. Miles Park Romney and his three wives and various children were then sent to settle St. Johns, Arizona, as part of the Church leadership's plan to settle a larger area. St. Johns was not particularly welcoming to the Mormon newcomers, with Romney, the editor of the local Mormon paper a particular target; Romney became entangled in a non-Mormon led effort to try David King Udall, another prominent Mormon and bishop, for fraud involving a homestead application and after various threats to hang the lot of them, the polygamous Romney family was told to try Mexico instead. A polygamist, in the aftermath of the Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 (later amended by the Edmunds–Tucker Act, 1887), Romney, on April 7, 1885, joined a party leaving Arizona to find land outside the U.S., in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on which his family could settle, free from fear of his arrest. Romney died on February 26, 1904, in Colonia Dublan, Mexico. Romney's five wives, in order of marriage, were Hannah Hood Hill (1862), Caroline "Carrie" Lambourne (1867), Catharine Jane Cottam (1873), Alice Marie "Annie" Woodbury (1877) and Emily "Millie" Henrietta Eyring Snow (1897). Romney married Hannah Hood Hill on May 10, 1862, at Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright © 2018-2024 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.
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Book Title: Life Story of Miles Park Romney
Book Series: Historical
Original Language: English
Item Length: 5.5 in
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 8 in
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated, 1st Edition
Topic: Genealogy, biography
Item Width: 1 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Miles P. Romney Family
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1948
Type: Picture Book
Author: Thomas C. Romney
Genre: biography, Mormon
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 30 oz
Number of Pages: 418 pages