found: Wikipedia, June 28, 2016(John Sharp (9 November 1820 - 23 December 1891) was a 19th-century leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Utah Territory. Sharp was the LDS Church's representative in negotiations regarding the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad through Utah Territory. He represented the LDS Church and its president, Brigham Young, at the driving of the final golden spike of the railroad on 10 May 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah. Born in Clackmannan, Scotland; converted to Mormonism in 1847 and in 1850 he immigrated to Utah Territory. In 1856, Sharp became the first bishop of the Salt Lake Twentieth Ward. Sharp was also involved in politics and was a city councilor in Salt Lake City and was the territorial chairman of the People's Party, a party backed by the LDS Church to counter the non-Mormon Liberal Party. Sharp is also the great-great-grandfather of writer Anne Fadiman.)
