George Lund



S. of Robert Charles Lund & Mary Ann Romney

George Lund
Born 23.9.1874 at St. George, Washington Co., Utah, USA
Occ. Lawyer
Marr. Tamizin Andrus 27.12.1897 at St. George, Washington Co., Utah
Died 4th Jan. 1923 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried at St. George City Cem., St. George, Washington Co., Utah


Children

Rhe
Ora Andrus
Aleath
James Andrus
Laura
Kathleen
Phylis
George Kenneth
Andrus


NOTE

Tamizin, a Cook (Hotel), was born c 1876 at St. George, Washington Co., Utah & died in 1955. Her parents were James Andrus & Laura Gibson. Rhe, Ora & James all died in infancy.

The family were living at St. George, Washington Co., Utah in the 1910 & 20 census'. Tamizin, now a widow, is living in the same area with children, Kathleen, Phylis, George & Andrus.

Utah Since Statehood, Volumes 1-4

George Romney Lund, a prominent member of the Utah bar residing at St. George, is a son of Robert C. and Mary (Romney) Lund, the former born in Wisconsin, while the latter was a native of St. Louis, Missouri. Removing westward to Salt Lake City, Robert C. Lund became a pioneer of St. George and was one of the earliest telegraphers of the state. He was married in Salt Lake City and afterward had charge of the telegraph office at St. George and also at Pioche, Nevada. He studied conditions in southern Utah, took a broad view of the needs of the state and did more for the development of that section than any other man. He established a mercantile business, developed a number of mining interests and afterward entered into a partnership as a member of the firm of Woolley, Lund & Judd, which became recognized as one of the leading firms of Utah, with business interests all over the west. Their activities covered a broad scope. In addition to controlling important commercial affairs they took over the Karran ranch and the herds of stock thereon, and after so doing James Andrus became associated with the firm. Mr. Lund at all times displayed a spirit of marked initiative and progressiveness. He was very prominent as well in shaping the political history of the state and represented his district in both branches of the territorial legislature. He was also mayor of St. George, was chairman of the county commission and served on the board of equalization both before and after statehood was achieved and was acting as chairman of the board at the time of his demise. He left an indelible impress for good upon the development and upbuilding of Utah, his entire career being actuated by a most enterprising spirit.

George R. Lund attended the public schools of St. George and pursued a commercial course in the Brigham Young University, from which he was graduated in 1894. He afterward taught school in Washington county for two years. While in school at Provo he had spent all of his spare time in the law office of King & Houtz, reading law, and in 1896 he concentrated his attention upon law studies. In September, 1895, he was admitted to the bar, this being the year before statehood was acquired, and he was then only twenty-one years of age. Since that time he has continuously engaged in practice and has made constant advancement in professional ranks, being now regarded as one of the eminent members of the Utah bar. He has practiced in the three states of Utah, Arizona and Nevada and has handled some very important cases. He also has a number of mining interests and owns stock in a number of the local corporations. At the present time he is very busy consolidating all the mining interests of Silver Reef and the future possibilities of the district are even greater today than in the palmiest days of 1885. At St. George, on the 27th of December, 1897, Mr. Lund was united in marriage to Miss Tamizin Andrus, a daughter of James and Laura (Gibson) Andrus. Her father went to Dixie in 1861 and turned his attention to the stock business. The success which he achieved in his young manhood led to his being given charge of the common herd of the Mormon church. Later he formed a partnership with Woolley, Lund & Judd and purchased their herd of cattle. He was recognized in his community as "the man of the hour." He could do more with the Indians than any other resident of this part of the state and had the faculty of making friends of them all. Throughout all history James Andrus and Robert C. Lund will be remembered as southern Utah's most progressive citizens. To Mr. and Mrs. George R. Lund have been born eight children, but three sons have passed away. Those living are: Aleath, who was born in 1901; Laura, born in 1907; Kathleen, in 1912; Phyllis, in 1914; and George Kenneth, in 1917.

The family has always adhered to the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In politics Mr. Lund is a republican and a recognized leader in party ranks. He was a candidate for judge of the fifth district, comprising Millard, Juab, Washington and Kane counties, in 1916 and has served as city and county attorney. From his success as a member of the bar it seems that he chose as a life work that for which nature intended him. He has ever been a close and discriminating student of the principles of jurisprudence and is seldom if ever at fault in the application of such principles to the points at issue. His mind is analytical, logical and inductive, and his highly developed qualities and clear judgment have made him a formidable adversary in legal combat.

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