Bertrand Artello Bingham

Bertrand A. Bingham is a well known stockman residing in Ogden. He was born at Bingham's Fort in Ogden, in 1857, a son of Edwin and Phoebe Jane (Burke) Bingham, the former a native of Concord, Vermont, while the latter was a native of Clay County, Missouri. It was in the year 1847 that the father arrived in Ogden, while the mother came to Utah in 1848. Edwin Bingham engaged in farming, following that pursuit in or near Ogden for a time, and subsequently he removed to Iron county, where he again carried on general agricultural pursuits. Edwin Bingham was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as one of the elders and teachers, while his wife was president of the Relief Corps.

Bertrand A. Bingham acquired his education in the common schools of Minersville and also at Beaver City. On attaining his majority he engaged in sheep raising and the general live stock business in Wyoming, where he remained for several years. Prior to this he had followed teaming to some extent. In 1901 he disposed of his stock and ranch in Wyoming and removed to Ogden, where he has since lived. Throughout his business career he has been a stock man and his success along that line has been obtained through individual effort, sound business judgment and untiring energy.

In 1880 Mr. Bingham ws united in marriage to Miss Derinda Stephens, a daughter of Mitchell Stephens, one of the pioneer settlers of Utah. They have become the parents of seven children, all of whom are yet living, an done of their sons, Bertrand A., Jr., worked in the shipyards during the war. The family holds to the faith of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in political belief Mr. Bingham is a Democrat. He has never sough or desired office, however, preferring to concentrate his energies on his business affairs, and he has gained substantial success through his live stock dealings, so that he is now in very comfortable financial circumstances.

SOURCE: Utah Since Statehood: Historical and Biographical, Illustrated, Volume 2, by Noble Warrum, published in 1919 by The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company in Chicago, Illinois, and Salt Lake City, Utah.