Charles Clarence Neslen
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Charles Clarence Neslen was the 19th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah
from 1920 to 1928.
From 1913 to 1938, Neslen was also the bishop of the 20th Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which was located in the Avenues area of Salt Lake City.
Neslen was raised in Salt Lake City. From 1902 to 1904 he was a Mormon missionary
in Germany. During his mission, most Mormon missionaries were banished from Germany and he was imprisoned in Danzig. He served as president of the Königsberg
District
of the LDS Church for a part of his mission.
Neslen was a member of the Democratic Party
and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912.
Neslen worked a total of 15 years for the Deseret News. He was also a realtor and for a time served as secretary of the Salt Lake Real Estate Association.
On October 26, 1905, Neslen married Grace T. Cannon, a daughter of George Q. Cannon
. They had five children. Following the death of Grace on June 20, 1950, Nelsen married Julia Paxman Sloan.
Neslen's half-sister, Florence Neslen, was the mother of Richard L. Evans
, an apostle in the LDS Church.
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
from 1920 to 1928.
From 1913 to 1938, Neslen was also the bishop of the 20th Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which was located in the Avenues area of Salt Lake City.
Neslen was raised in Salt Lake City. From 1902 to 1904 he was a Mormon missionary
Mormon missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in Germany. During his mission, most Mormon missionaries were banished from Germany and he was imprisoned in Danzig. He served as president of the Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
District
District (LDS Church)
A district of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative unit composed of a number of congregations called branches. A district is a subdivision of a mission of the church and in many ways is analogous to a stake of the church. The leader of a district is the...
of the LDS Church for a part of his mission.
Neslen was a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912.
Neslen worked a total of 15 years for the Deseret News. He was also a realtor and for a time served as secretary of the Salt Lake Real Estate Association.
On October 26, 1905, Neslen married Grace T. Cannon, a daughter of George Q. Cannon
George Q. Cannon
George Quayle Cannon was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow...
. They had five children. Following the death of Grace on June 20, 1950, Nelsen married Julia Paxman Sloan.
Neslen's half-sister, Florence Neslen, was the mother of Richard L. Evans
Richard L. Evans
Richard Louis Evans was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , the president of Rotary International , and the writer, producer, and announcer of Music and the Spoken Word for forty-one years .He received a BA and MA from the University...
, an apostle in the LDS Church.