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Lewis Warren Shurtliff (July 24, 1835 – May 2, 1922) was aUtah politician and a missionary and leader inthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Shurtliff was born inSullivan, Ohio. As an infant, his parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; the family followedJoseph Smith toKirtland, Ohio;Far West, Missouri; andNauvoo, Illinois. In 1851, the Shurtliff family travelled toUtah Territory asMormon pioneers and settled inWeber County.
In 1855 to 1858, Shurliff was aMormon missionary to theNative Americans in present-daySalmon River, Idaho. In 1867, he went on a mission toEngland,Scotland,Wales,Denmark,Norway,Sweden,Germany,France, andItaly.
Shurliff returned to Utah Territory and became the LDS ChurchBishop inPlain City. In 1883, he became the president of the church's WeberStake, which was based onOgden. Also in 1883, Shurliff was invited to join the church'sCouncil of Fifty.
In 1886 and 1888, Shurliff was elected to theUtah Territorial Council. After Utah gained statehood in 1896, Shurliff was aState Senator from 1896 to 1899. He was initially elected as aDemocrat but later became aRepublican. Shurliff also served as a Weber County Commissioner and as a Weber County probate judge. In 1904 Shurtliff served as the 1st Vice president of the 12th National Irrigation Congress.[1]
In 1896, the Utah settlement of Salt Creek was renamedWarren to honor Shurtliff.[2]
Shurliff died in Ogden, Utah. One of Shurtliff's daughters, Louie Emily Shurtliff, marriedJoseph Fielding Smith, who after her death went on to become anapostle and later thePresident of the LDS Church.
