Painting of Abraham O. Smoot at the Salt Lake City and County Building.

Abraham O. Smoot (February 17, 1815 – 1895) was a Mormon pioneer and the second mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Born in Owenton, Kentucky, Smoot's mother converted to Mormonism in 1833, and he followed her in 1835. Smoot moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1837 at the urging of LDS church founder Joseph Smith, Jr., and later led a company of pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley in 1856, serving as mayor of Salt Lake City from 1857 to 1866. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (990x1295, 92 KB) Abraham O. Smoot, Salt Lake City mayor 1857–1866. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (990x1295, 92 KB) Abraham O. Smoot, Salt Lake City mayor 1857–1866. ... The Salt Lake City and County Building, seat of city government since 1894 The Salt Lake City and County Building, usually called the City-County Building, is the seat of government for Salt Lake City, Utah. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The term Mormon is a colloquial name referring to Latter Day Saints, derived in the 1830s from the Book of Mormon, one of their books of scripture, whose compiler was called the prophet Mormon. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Salt Lake Valley is a valley in north-central Utah located in Salt Lake County. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Smoot's wife Margaret McMeans Smoot named the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City. Abraham O. Smoot was also the father of US Senator Reed Smoot. Painting of Abraham O. Smoot at the Salt Lake City and County Building. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also spelled Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Reed Smoot (1862-1941) was a United States Senator, best known as the first Mormon to serve in the U. S. Senate and for championing the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in the 1920s. ...

Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816–1856) (commonly known as Jedediah M. Grant) was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... This is a list of mayors of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Salt Lake City was incorporated on January 6, 1851. ... D. H. Wells Daniel Hanmer Wells (October 27, 1814 – March 24, 1891) was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the third mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, as well as a polygamist. ...