Lafayette Holbrook (September 7, 1850 – January 1, 1941) was mayor of

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, from 1894 to 1897 and an unsuccessful candidate for the

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in 1896. Holbrook was born in

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in the Provisional State of Deseret, just two days before

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was created. A year after his birth his father, Chandler Holbrook, helped found

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, and that is where Holbrook was raised. He was a nephew of Utah politician Joseph Holbrook. Holbrook attended the University of Deseret, the predecessor of the

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. He was for many years involved in the ranching business, bringing cattle and pigs from Texas and Kansas to Utah. From 1873 to 1875, Holbrook served as an

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in England. In 1876, he married Emily Angeline Hinckley, a daughter of Ira N. Hinckley. In later years, Holbrook was involved in mercantile activities in Frisco and

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, and was an owner of mining companies in the Tintic Region along the

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–

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line and in the Detroit Mining District in

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. In 1896, Holbrook was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives from Utah. In 1901, he became a counselor in the

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of the

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