Brief Life History of Arthur Franklin
When Arthur Franklin Crowther was born on 2 May 1889, in Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States, his father, James Franklin Crowther, was 28 and his mother, Mary Olsen, was 26. He married Ethel Ann Cluff on 31 October 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 9 April 1947, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Arthur Franklin Crowther, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Arther Frank Crowther, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Arthur Franklin Crowther, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1895
China cedes Taiwan to Japan and permits Japan to trade in China.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Crowder 1.
Scottish: possibly a variant of McGrouther, from Gaelic Mac Grùdair ‘son of (the) brewer’, from grùdair ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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