Talk:William Budge

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"[William Budge] was one of the splendid old citizens of Idaho. Born in Lanark, Scotland, May 1, 1828, son of William and Mary (Scott) Budge, of a highland family, and staunch old Presbyterian stock, William Budge received his education by occasional and irregular attendance at the schools of his native locality. That he subsequently became a highly cultured and profound student, was due to the persistence and energy which he applied at his own initiative through broad course of study. When twenty years old he was converted to the faith of the Mormon church and did missionary work in England, Scotland, Germany and Switzerland. In 1860 he brought to the United States a large colony consisting of some six hundred men and women. From New York they journeyed across the country by railroad and steamboat to the vicinity of Omaha, Nebraska, and thence made up an immigrant train of wagons and oxen and William Budge captained this colony across the plains to Utah, where they arrived in October, 1860. At Farmington, Utah, and subsequently in the Cache valley, Mr. William Budge engaged as a large farmer, was elected to public office and filled many places of responsibility for his church. In 1870 he came to Paris, Idaho, as bishop of the Bear Lake Stake, and was also appointed general manager of the affairs of the church in this state. During his residency was built a splendid tabernacle at Paris, and also the Fielding Academy.

He was twice elected to the upper house of the territorial legislature of Idaho, and in 1898 was elected from Bear Lake county to the state senate." BD2412  T 15:00, 27 April 2023 (UTC)