Robert Henry Swain

Robert Henry Swain Born: 19 March 1837 Alkham, Kent, England

Died: 18 Nov 1895 Buysville, Wasatch, Utah, USA

Married: Julianna Johnson 1 Dec 1873 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Kids: Enoch Swain

Masons who worked on the Salt Lake Temple. The tall gentleman in the back row center is Robert Henry Swain, who was in charge of the men. The young boys were the water carriers.

Robert Henry Swain had never worked with stone in England, but when he came to Utah he obtained employment as a stone mason on the Salt Lake Temple, where he worked for ten years. He became the chief stone mason. It is said his death was due to silicosis caused by working so long with the granite. Eva Beatrice Squires Poelman