Theodore Brandley
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Missionary, colonizer, LDS Church leader, and mayor of both Richfield, Utah, United States, and Stirling, Alberta , Canada |
Johann Theodore Brandley[1] (December 7, 1851 – May 6, 1928) was a Mormon missionary and colonizer of the agricultural village of Stirling, Alberta, Canada.
Brandley was born in
In order to move to Canada, Brandley resigned from his positions as the
The day after his arrival, Card and Brandley inspected and planned out the new town site of Stirling.
Stirling was designed following
Also unique to Stirling is its "Town Square", located at the Northeast corner of the village, made up of 4 "half blocks" & a smaller block Reserved for a town park or civic buildings. Brandley's reasoning for locating the town square in the corner of the village, was because at the time this location was nearest to the original Galt railway station. Whereas, Joseph Smith's ideal Plat of Zion, planned for the town's square or business center and civic buildings to be located at the centre of the settlement, surrounded by large lots, giving residents enough room for a house, barn and shelters for animals, as well a large garden, with irrigation water accessed at the canal running along each street.
Of the 47 blocks, Stirling was designed with 32 blocks divided into 8, 1.2 acres (4,900 m2) lots with alleyway. 13 of the 47 blocks, bordering the Western and Southern borders of the village, were used by residents for agriculture purposes and never divided.
Although many original Mormon Settlements throughout
Brandley practiced polygamy and had four wives, as was common for members of the LDS Church at the time.
References
- ^ a b c d Biography of Theodore Brandley Archived 2006-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, waltonfeed.com, accessed 2008-02-26.
- ^ Parks Canada Village of Stirling National Historic Site of Canada Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Parks Canada, accessed 2008-02-26.