Son of Andrew Baskin and Sarah Fulton.
He was an attorney.
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gleaned from The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, June 16, 2014
Forgotten non-Mormon Utah leader finally gets a Headstone
Until recently, early Utah leader Robert Newton Baskin lay in an unmarked grave.
He is an overlooked figure in Utah history.
Baskin is not mentioned in most Utah history books; obliterated from Utah history.
Educated at Harvard, Robert Baskin also attended Salem Academy, near Chillicothe, Ohio and studied law with the firm of James H. Thompson in Salem, Ohio. In route for California, Baskin visited the Little Cottonwood mining district in 1865 with Thomas Hearst and saw possibilities in the minerals of Utah Territory and decided to stay. He open a law office, largely because mining was booming and the area looked ripe for riches. He made significant contributions to the development of Utah mines.
He prosecuted John D. Lee for the Mountain Meadows Massacre, wrote most of the legislation introduced in Congress in the late 1870s and '80s to end polygamy, presided over the Utah Supreme Court, served as Salt Lake City mayor and, played an instrumental role in the construction of the City-County Building as a counterweight to the LDS temple.
Until several weeks ago, Robert Baskin's grave in Mount Olivet Cemetery was unmarked. Now there is a marker.
Baskin's legacy includes, among other things, a push for statehood, as well as public education. He was the first one to employ African-Americans in the mayor's office, after his election in the early 1890s. Baskin dedicated himself to fighting for equality for non-Mormons in what he saw as a theocratic society. Baskin was not anti-Mormon, but he was often at odds with the LDS hierarchy. Baskin is deserving of being remembered.
By the time of his death in 1918, Baskin was a forgotten man. The country was engaged in World War I and Utahns had moved on from the issues of the late 1800s. His wife and daughters had preceded him in death and Baskin most likely died with little money.
No one living at that time, gave any thought to a headstone, even though he played such a large role in Utah history.
He was an attorney.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
gleaned from The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, June 16, 2014
Forgotten non-Mormon Utah leader finally gets a Headstone
Until recently, early Utah leader Robert Newton Baskin lay in an unmarked grave.
He is an overlooked figure in Utah history.
Baskin is not mentioned in most Utah history books; obliterated from Utah history.
Educated at Harvard, Robert Baskin also attended Salem Academy, near Chillicothe, Ohio and studied law with the firm of James H. Thompson in Salem, Ohio. In route for California, Baskin visited the Little Cottonwood mining district in 1865 with Thomas Hearst and saw possibilities in the minerals of Utah Territory and decided to stay. He open a law office, largely because mining was booming and the area looked ripe for riches. He made significant contributions to the development of Utah mines.
He prosecuted John D. Lee for the Mountain Meadows Massacre, wrote most of the legislation introduced in Congress in the late 1870s and '80s to end polygamy, presided over the Utah Supreme Court, served as Salt Lake City mayor and, played an instrumental role in the construction of the City-County Building as a counterweight to the LDS temple.
Until several weeks ago, Robert Baskin's grave in Mount Olivet Cemetery was unmarked. Now there is a marker.
Baskin's legacy includes, among other things, a push for statehood, as well as public education. He was the first one to employ African-Americans in the mayor's office, after his election in the early 1890s. Baskin dedicated himself to fighting for equality for non-Mormons in what he saw as a theocratic society. Baskin was not anti-Mormon, but he was often at odds with the LDS hierarchy. Baskin is deserving of being remembered.
By the time of his death in 1918, Baskin was a forgotten man. The country was engaged in World War I and Utahns had moved on from the issues of the late 1800s. His wife and daughters had preceded him in death and Baskin most likely died with little money.
No one living at that time, gave any thought to a headstone, even though he played such a large role in Utah history.
Son of Andrew Baskin and Sarah Fulton.
He was an attorney.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
gleaned from The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, June 16, 2014
Forgotten non-Mormon Utah leader finally gets a Headstone
Until recently, early Utah leader Robert Newton Baskin lay in an unmarked grave.
He is an overlooked figure in Utah history.
Baskin is not mentioned in most Utah history books; obliterated from Utah history.
Educated at Harvard, Robert Baskin also attended Salem Academy, near Chillicothe, Ohio and studied law with the firm of James H. Thompson in Salem, Ohio. In route for California, Baskin visited the Little Cottonwood mining district in 1865 with Thomas Hearst and saw possibilities in the minerals of Utah Territory and decided to stay. He open a law office, largely because mining was booming and the area looked ripe for riches. He made significant contributions to the development of Utah mines.
He prosecuted John D. Lee for the Mountain Meadows Massacre, wrote most of the legislation introduced in Congress in the late 1870s and '80s to end polygamy, presided over the Utah Supreme Court, served as Salt Lake City mayor and, played an instrumental role in the construction of the City-County Building as a counterweight to the LDS temple.
Until several weeks ago, Robert Baskin's grave in Mount Olivet Cemetery was unmarked. Now there is a marker.
Baskin's legacy includes, among other things, a push for statehood, as well as public education. He was the first one to employ African-Americans in the mayor's office, after his election in the early 1890s. Baskin dedicated himself to fighting for equality for non-Mormons in what he saw as a theocratic society. Baskin was not anti-Mormon, but he was often at odds with the LDS hierarchy. Baskin is deserving of being remembered.
By the time of his death in 1918, Baskin was a forgotten man. The country was engaged in World War I and Utahns had moved on from the issues of the late 1800s. His wife and daughters had preceded him in death and Baskin most likely died with little money.
No one living at that time, gave any thought to a headstone, even though he played such a large role in Utah history.
He was an attorney.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
gleaned from The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, June 16, 2014
Forgotten non-Mormon Utah leader finally gets a Headstone
Until recently, early Utah leader Robert Newton Baskin lay in an unmarked grave.
He is an overlooked figure in Utah history.
Baskin is not mentioned in most Utah history books; obliterated from Utah history.
Educated at Harvard, Robert Baskin also attended Salem Academy, near Chillicothe, Ohio and studied law with the firm of James H. Thompson in Salem, Ohio. In route for California, Baskin visited the Little Cottonwood mining district in 1865 with Thomas Hearst and saw possibilities in the minerals of Utah Territory and decided to stay. He open a law office, largely because mining was booming and the area looked ripe for riches. He made significant contributions to the development of Utah mines.
He prosecuted John D. Lee for the Mountain Meadows Massacre, wrote most of the legislation introduced in Congress in the late 1870s and '80s to end polygamy, presided over the Utah Supreme Court, served as Salt Lake City mayor and, played an instrumental role in the construction of the City-County Building as a counterweight to the LDS temple.
Until several weeks ago, Robert Baskin's grave in Mount Olivet Cemetery was unmarked. Now there is a marker.
Baskin's legacy includes, among other things, a push for statehood, as well as public education. He was the first one to employ African-Americans in the mayor's office, after his election in the early 1890s. Baskin dedicated himself to fighting for equality for non-Mormons in what he saw as a theocratic society. Baskin was not anti-Mormon, but he was often at odds with the LDS hierarchy. Baskin is deserving of being remembered.
By the time of his death in 1918, Baskin was a forgotten man. The country was engaged in World War I and Utahns had moved on from the issues of the late 1800s. His wife and daughters had preceded him in death and Baskin most likely died with little money.
No one living at that time, gave any thought to a headstone, even though he played such a large role in Utah history.
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