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Warren Newton Dusenberry (November 1, 1836 - March 31, 1915) was a pioneer educator and public figure in Provo, Utah, and the founding principal of Brigham Young Academy from 1875–6.

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Biography

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Dusenberry was born in Whitehaven, Pennsylvania and lived in Pike County, Illinois in the 1840s. Around 70 miles to the north, in Nauvoo, Illinois, his mother's brother, Howard Coray, was a schoolteacher and Mormon convert who served as a secretary to Joseph Smith. Howard's influence led to their mother's conversion to Mormonism before 1846.[3]

In 1861, Dusenberry and his brother Wilson moved to Utah Territory to work as teachers.[2]

In 1863 they converted.[2]

Warren (and brother Wilson Dusenberry) founded two schools.[1]

1863, both were teachers at the First Ward School in Provo.[4]

Married June 18, 1865 to Adelaide E. Webb.[5]

Served mission in various states[6] (south?), 1860s-1869[7][8]

Taught at Territorial Normal Institute, 1873[9]

Timpanogos Branch of the University of Deseret

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In 1863, the Dusenberrys opened a school in Provo, Utah with their own funds. As it grew,

founded by Warren and Wilson[2]

BY owned a two-story building in Provo, that was used as a dance and theater hall. He let the Dusenberry's use it for the branch.[2]

April 1870: Principal of the Provo Branch of the University of Deseret w/ 172 students procured the Lewis Hall, the most commodious schoolroom in the territory[10]

Dusenberry also active in promoting Utah County educational programs[11]

Warren was president[1]

was a small grammar and manual arts technicum[2]

Timpanogos Branch was loosely affiliated with the University of Deseret (later University of Utah). It grew to nearly 300 pupils, many at the pre-collegiate level, of elementary to high school age.[2]

closed because of financial support by the parent institution.[1]

branch encountered serious financial trouble in 1875[2]

Brigham Young Acadamy

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BY made Warren principal, and retained Wilson as a teacher.[2]

BY bought Timp Branch of UD from Dusenberrys and renamed to Brigham Young Academy.[2]

Warren was chosen as the first principal because of his educational experience[1]

motivation

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improve territory's education[2]

Intended to continue the same educational program, but with added religious instruction[2]

BY felt territory's public and Protestant schools had insufficient religious teaching. BYA admitted only faithful LDS members and integrated gospel teaching into its curriculum.[2]

Departure

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Principal: December 4, 1875-April 15, 1876[12]

It was understood that he would only serve until a permanent principal was appointed.[1]

He preferred the tumult and the controversy of the law with its financial security to the peace of education with its financial uncertainty.[1]

Disliked pushing wheelbarrows around to collect produce for tuition.[1]

After serving as principal only a few months, he recommended Karl G. Maeser as his successor.[1]

Warren Dusenberry remained at Brigham Young Academy only one term, then resigned to pursue a more profitable career as a local businessman and county judge.[2]

In early 1876, Brigham Young hired forty-eight-year-old Karl G. Maeser to fill Dusenberry's position.[2]

Maeser was a private tutor, formerly of BY's children, and had served three missions for the church.[2]

Civil roles

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Superintendent of Common Schools for Utah County, 1871 - 1873[13][14] or was it Wilson?[15][16]

1871 defense attourney[17]

1872 prosecuting attorney[18]

prosecuting attorney of First Judicial District in 1874[19]

member of the 1872 Territorial Republican Convention[20]

Worked to organize a Teachers' Association for Utah Territory.[21] Served as president 1873[22]

Dusenberry became mayor of Provo, Utah, 1892-93. His younger brother Wilson had previously been Provo's mayor from 1882-89.[23]

other

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served as home missionary, 1872[24]

associated with leaders of the church[25][26]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i http://unicomm.byu.edu/president/dusenberry.aspx
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p http://www.signaturebookslibrary.org/byu/chapter1.htm
  3. ^ Wilkinson, p.32
  4. ^ http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/BYUPhotos,62
  5. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,15752
  6. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,39929
  7. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,38248
  8. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,41070
  9. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,143353
  10. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,42395
  11. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,2232982
  12. ^ http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/BYUPhotos,61
  13. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,999
  14. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,2232982
  15. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,9439
  16. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,143211
  17. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,44508
  18. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,141307
  19. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/slt1,28413
  20. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,9382
  21. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,9439
  22. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,142250
  23. ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durkee-duval.html
  24. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,11897
  25. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,12013
  26. ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,12088
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