Background
Shurtliff was born in Sullivan, Ohio.
Shurtliff was born in Sullivan, Ohio.
In 1867, he went on a mission to England, Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, and Italy. In 1883, he became the president of the church"s Weber Stake, which was based on Ogden. Also in 1883, Shurliff was invited to join the church"s Council of Fifty.
In 1886 and 1888, Shurliff was elected to the Utah Territorial Council.
After Utah gained statehood in 1896, Shurliff was a State Senator from 1896 to 1899. He was initially elected as a Democrat but later became a Republican.
Shurliff also served as a Weber County Commissioner and as a Weber County probate judge. In 1896, the Utah settlement of Salt Creek was renamed Warren to honor Shurtliff.
Shurliff died in Ogden, Utah.
Republican Party, Democratic Party.