John Menzies Macfarlane (1833 - 1892)

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John Menzies Macfarlane (October 11, 1833 – June 4, 1892) was a Scottish Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, choir director and civic leader.

Macfarlane was born in Stirling, Scotland. He came to Utah Territory in the early 1850s and settled in Cedar City in 1853. In 1852, Macfarlane married Ann Chatterley. Multiple sources identified him as one of the many Iron County Militia men involved in the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Macfarlane served as superintendent of schools from 1866–68 for I ... (Read all)
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