Born 6 July 1834 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.[1] Son of William Nuttall and Mary Langhorn.[2] Apprenticed as a ship and boat builder at age thirteen.[3] Baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Taylor, 8 Oct. 1850.[4] Emigrated to the U.S. on the Rockaway, arriving in New Orleans, 25 Apr. 1852.[5] Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley with the Philip De La Mare freight train, arriving 10 Nov. 1852.[6] Participated in the Wakara conflict, July 1853.[7] Member of the committee that organized the first Sunday School in Provo, Utah Co., Utah Territory, 1853.[8] Married Elizabeth Clarkson, 25 Dec. 1856, in Provo.[9] Participated in plural marriage.[10] County recorder and probate and county clerk of Utah Co., 21 Mar. 1864–1875.[11] Chief clerk for the Legislative Council of the Utah Legislature, 1874, 1878, 1882.[12] Served a mission to England, 1874–1875.[13] Served as bishop of the ward in Kanab, Kane Co., Utah Territory, 1875.[14] President of the Kanab Stake, 1877–1884.[15] Recorder for Brigham Young; personal secretary to John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff, 1876–1892.[16] Regent of Deseret University, beginning 20 Feb. 1880.[17] Territorial superintendent of district schools for Utah Territory, 1881–1887.[18] Director and secretary of Zion’s Savings Bank & Trust Co., 23 Nov. 1883.[19] Appointed to take charge of the Church’s real estate matters and the legal interests of the Relief Society, 24 Feb. 1892.[20] Member of the board of directors of the Saltair Beach Company, June 1895.[21] Member of the Sunday School Union board, 11 Nov. 1897.[22] Died 23 Feb. 1905 in Salt Lake City.[23]
[1] Church of England, St. Luke’s Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Bishop’s Transcripts, 1831–1874, Baptisms, 1831–1848, 1868–1874, p. 6, no. 51, Leonard John Nuttall, 27 July 1834, microfilm 1068951, DGS 4420935, image 33/383, FHL. “Endowments of the Living, 1851–1889,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. C, 1857–1861, p. 54, line 1395, Leonard John Nuttall, 12 Feb. 1858, microfilm 1149525, DGS 7226466 (restricted access), FHL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 30 July 2019), Leonard John Nuttall (KWJM-RHG).
[2] Church of England, St. Luke’s Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Bishop’s Transcripts, 1831–1874, Baptisms, 1831–1848, 1868–1874, p. 6, no. 51, Leonard John Nuttall, 27 July 1834, microfilm 1068951, DGS 4420935, image 33/383, FHL. “Endowments of the Living, 1851–1889,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. C, 1857–1861, p. 54, line 1395, Leonard John Nuttall, 12 Feb. 1858, microfilm 1149525, DGS 7226466 (restricted access), FHL.
[3] Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 355. Clara C. Nuttall Giles, The History of L. John Nuttall, p. 1, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
[4] Missionary Department, Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, vol. A, 25 Apr. 1860–27 Apr. 1894, p. 26, no. 1096, CR 301 22, CHL. Clara C. Nuttall Giles, The History of L. John Nuttall, p. 1, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
[5] U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, 1820–1945; Index to Passengers Lists of Vessels Arriving in New Orleans, 1853–1952, NARA RG85 Publication T527, T618, M259, and T905, 4 Feb. 1852–30 Apr. 1852, no. 139, John Nuttack, microfilm, 200169, DGS 4882458, image 587/616, FHL. “Ship Rockaway,” Saints by Sea (https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu/, accessed 17 Jan. 2021). Clara C. Nuttall Giles, The History of L. John Nuttall, p. 1, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
[6] “Leonard John Nuttal,” Pioneer Database (http://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravels, accessed 15 Aug. 2019). Clara C. Nuttall Giles, The History of L. John Nuttall, p. 1, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
[7] Clara C. Nuttall Giles, The History of L. John Nuttall, p. 1, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. “L. John Nuttall Called to Rest,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 24 Feb. 1905, 3. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 356.
[8] Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 356. “L. John Nuttall Called to Rest,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 24 Feb. 1905, 3.
[9] Clara C. Nuttall Giles, The History of L. John Nuttall, p. 1, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. Excerpts from the Diary of L. John Nuttall, 1876–1889, p. 20, MS 923, image 41/186 (restricted access), CHL.
[10] “Sealing of Couples, Living and by Proxy, 1851–1889,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. J, 1874–1875, p. 371, line 4740, Leonard John Nuttal and Sophia Elizabeth Taylor, 30 Aug. 1875, microfilm 183400, DGS 5270323 (restricted access), FHL.
[11] “Notice,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 26 Oct. 1865, 8. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 356.
[12] Utah Division of Archives and Records Service, Territory of Utah Legislative Assembly Rosters, 1874–1894 (https://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/legassembly21-31.htm#twenty-fifth, accessed 18 Jan. 2021). “House,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 9 Jan. 1882, 2. “Territorial Appropriation Bill,” Deseret News, 25 Feb. 1874, 13.
[13] Missionary Department, Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, vol. A, 25 Apr. 1860–27 Apr. 1894, p. 26, no. 1096, CR 301 22, CHL.
[14] Kanab Ward, Kanab Stake, Manuscript History and Historical Reports, LR 4303 2, (restricted access), CHL. “Two Day Meeting at Provo,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 2 Aug. 1875, 3.
[15] Kanab Ward, Kanab Stake, Manuscript History and Historical Reports, LR 4303 2, (restricted access), CHL. “Correspondence,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 16 May 1877, 237.
[16] Excerpts from the Diary of L. John Nuttall, 1876–1889, MS 923 (restricted access), CHL.
[17] “Utah Legislature,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 21 Feb. 1880, 3.
[18] “Summit Count Returns,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 10 Aug. 1881, 445. “The Annual School Meetings,” Deseret News, 31 May 1882, 296.
[19] “Ntoice [Notice],” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 13 Nov. 1883, 2. “Zion’s Savings Bank,” Deseret News, 9 Jan. 1884, 811.
[20] Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 358. “For the Relief Societies,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 18 Oct. 1894, 8.
[21] “Saltair Beach Election,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 8 June 1895, 1.
[22] Deseret Sunday School Union, A Tribute of Respect to the Memory of Elder L. John Nuttall Adopted by the Deseret Sunday School Union Board ([Salt Lake City]: n.p., 1905), copy at CHL. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 358.
[23] “Utah State Archives Indexes,” database and images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov, accessed 30 July 2019); Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death Certificates, series 81448, file no. 219/340 (1905), Leonard John Nuttall. “L. John Nuttall Called to Rest,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 24 Feb. 1905, 3.