Oscar Ammon Kirkham

January 22, 1880 (age 78)

Lehi, Utah Territory

Kirkham was ordained a seventy by Joseph West. McMurrin on February 26, 1905. He later served for many years as the executive secretary of the YMMIA. Kirkham was involved with Scouting at a high level, serving as a regional scout executive and on the United States. national staff at the 1929 International Jamboree at Arrowe Park in Birkenhead, England, where he was in charge of the religious exercises of the American scouts. Heber J. Grant installed Kirkham as one of the seven presidents of the Seventy on October 5, 1941. Marion Doctorate. Hanks had Kirkham"s personal notes published as a book, Say the Good Word, to which Hanks wrote the forward. After having taught music at Ricks Academy early in his career, Kirkham was later honored with a building named after him on the campus of Ricks College.

Oscar Ammon Kirkham

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Background

Kirkham was born in Lehi, Utah Territory, to James Kirkham and his wife, Mary Mercer.

Education

Brigham Young University.

Career

Kirkham was ordained a seventy by Joseph West. McMurrin on February 26, 1905. He later served for many years as the executive secretary of the YMMIA. Kirkham was involved with Scouting at a high level, serving as a regional scout executive and on the United States. national staff at the 1929 International Jamboree at Arrowe Park in Birkenhead, England, where he was in charge of the religious exercises of the American scouts. Heber J. Grant installed Kirkham as one of the seven presidents of the Seventy on October 5, 1941.

Marion Doctorate. Hanks had Kirkham"s personal notes published as a book, Say the Good Word, to which Hanks wrote the forward.

After having taught music at Ricks Academy early in his career, Kirkham was later honored with a building named after him on the campus of Ricks College.

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