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He was born in Saint George, Utah. When he was young his family moved to the Mormon colonies in Mexico so that his father could continue practicing plural marriage, which was illegal in the United States.
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He was a key figure in helping it to survive the postwar depression. After marrying and having several children, returned to the United States at the start of the Mexican Revolution, specifically to flee the disruptive activities of Pancho Villa. By 1917 was a faculty member at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
In the summer of that year was appointed as principal of Ricks Academy to replace Andrew B. Christensen.
In 1918, the school was granted state certification. lieutenant was then renamed Ricks Normal College.
By the time students returned for Fall Semester they not only had a new name, but they were now led by a president Under "s leadership the school instituted standards of dress and conduct that all students agreed to follow in 1922.
In 1923, the name of the school was changed again to Ricks College, but continued to lead it in its broadened mission.
In 1930 was replaced by Hyrum Manwaring. After his service as president of Ricks College, served as president of the church"s Northern States Mission. He died while serving in this position and was replaced by Bryant South. Hinckley. was an uncle of former Michigan governor George West.
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