the most notable industrialists that lived in the district were charles durkee, charles williams nash, charles t. jeffery, and charles c. allen. durkee became the city's foremost politician, serving two terms in the united states house of representatives and one term as united states senator. when he moved to the utah territory to become its sixth governor, durkee's house was acquired by the episcopal church in 1865. it became part of kemper hall, a girls' school. jeffrey was the son of thomas b. jeffery of the thomas b. jeffery company, who assumed control of the company in 1910. this company was purchased by nash in 1916 and renamed nash motors. allen inherited his father's tannery and turned it into a nationally recognized produced of hosiery.