Background
Brimhall was the son of Sylvanus Brimhall and his wife the former Lydia Ann Guiteau. He was born along Canada Creek in the state of New New York
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Career
He was the father of George H. Brimhall. n 1827, the family moved to Olean Point, New York and a short time later to Melville, Cattaraugus County, New New York After cutting and milling lumber at this location, the Brimhalls loaded it into a boat, went down the Allegany River to Pittsburgh and sold it, and then went down the Ohio to Dearborn County, Indiana. In 1837, Brimhall moved with his family to McHenry County, Illinois.
Brimhall was sent to Iron County, Utah, in 1850 as part of the Iron Mission, one of the efforts coordinated by Brigham Young to facilitate the growth of Utah Territory"s economy.
In 1852, Brimhall was elected to the Utah Territorial Legislature, where he served for three terms. In 1854, Brimhall moved to Ogden where he served on the City Council for three years.
Brimhall moved to Salt Lake City in 1863. In 1864, he was called to be part of the mission that settled Saint George and vicinity.
Brimhall later moved to Spanish Fork, where he lived until the time of his death.
He served for many years as a patriarch of the Utah Stake, which then included all of Utah County. He held this position at the time of his death.
