[Orson Hyde] Hyde's first major contribution to Utah's settlement began with his appointment to head the Mormon colony at Winter Quarters (Iowa/Nebraska) from . In this capacity he served as mayor and probate judge of this frontier town with a population at times in excess of 16,000. His chief effort was in organizing and sending immigrant trains to Utah. He also left his mark on this early settlement with his three-year editorship of his newspaper, the Frontier Guardian. 1847 to 1852
[source: Utah History Encyclopedia: Orson Hyde, http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HYDE%2CORSON.html]
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