--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 29 number: 4 published: 1926-02 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Lyman R. Martineau,” *Improvement Era* 29, no. 4 (February 1926): 368–369." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2904unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera2904unse start_page: 368 end_page: 369 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1926-02) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2904unse publication_year: 1926 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1926, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Lyman R. Martineau LYMAN ROYAL MARTINEAU Born at Parowan, Iron county, Utah, April 21, 1859; died at Salt Lake City, Utah, January 4, 1926. Elder Martineau was a member of the general board of the Y. M. M. I. A., appointed in 1905. He was a son of James Henry Martineau, an early pioneer of Utah, and Susan Julia Sherman. His father was prominent as a founder of Parowan, in 1851. Lyman R. was baptized at the age of eight; was graduated from the Brigham Young College at Logan, Utah, in May, 1879; and was making preparations for entry to Cornell University for a law course, when he was called to Great Britain, where he labored for two and a half years as a missionary. While there he visited Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Belgium and France. He was secretary a part of the time for the British mission at Liverpool, England. In 1881, he brought a company of immigrants to Utah in the steam- LYMAN R. MARTINEAU 369 ship Wyoming. Soon after his return home, October 22, 1881, he was ordained a high priest, and was appointed Stake Superintendent of the Y. M. M. I. A. in Cache stake, serving efficiently in the position for many years. He married Alley Preston, daughter of Bishop Wm. B. Preston and Harriet Ann Thatcher, on December 29, 1881, which union was blessed with eight children. His wife died in Salt Lake City, September 15, 1907. In Logan, Elder Martineau served as a member of the Logan City Council; as assessor and collector for Cache county; and as a member of the High Council of Cache stake, holding the latter office until he removed to Salt Lake City, in 1904. For a number of years he acted as Federal Appraiser for Utah for the Federal Land Bank of Berkeley, California. He acted as a member of the State Industrial School Board in 1894-95; and was a member of the Brigham Young College board of trustees for several years. In 1908, he was a candidate for Congress from Utah on the Democratic ticket, but was defeated by the Republican candidate. On September 30, 1913, he married Emmeline Cannon, daughter of John Q. and Annie Wells Cannon, and this union was blessed with four children. At the funeral services held January 7, 1926, at the residence in Salt Lake City, President Anthony W. Ivins, and Elder Preston Nibley of the General Board Y. M. M. I. A. were the speakers. There was a profusion of floral tributes, and deserved eulogies were given of Elder Martineau's life and character. Many prominent people were in attendance. Bishop H. M. Taggart, of Hawthorne ward conducted the scivices. Several beautiful hymns were sung. His body was taken to Logan for interment. Further services were held there. The following resolutions were passed by the General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, January 6, ex- pressing their appreciation for his labors and their estimate of the ex- cellent work he has accomplished among the Mutual Improvement Association members: The members of the General Board of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association express to the family of Elder Lyman R. Martineau their deep sympathy in the loss of their husband and father. Brother Martineau has been a faithful worker in the Mutual Improvement Associations for fifty years, as a Ward President, as Superintendent of Cache stake, and as a member for many years of the General Board, in each of which positions he has been loyal, energetic, and untiring in his service. Of late years his work on the General Board has been largely with the Junior department in which he has rendered especial service in the organization and development of the Boy Scout work in the Church. In his passing, the General Board of Y. M. M. I. A. feels keenly the loss of a faithful co-worker, a true friend and a devoted Latter- day Saint. We express to his wife and children our deep sympathy and love, and pray that the consoling presence of the Holy Spirit shall abide in their hearts and home and that the rich blessings of God our Father shall attend them all their days. General Board Y. M. M. I. A., GEORGE ALBERT SMITH, General Superintendent.