Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875
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George Albert Smith (June 26, 1817 ₁ September 1, 1875) (commonly known as George A. Smith to distinguish him from his grandson of the same name) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as a member of the church's First Presidency.
Member of the Latter-day Saint Church First Presidency, 1869-1875, Chief Justice of the General Assembly of Deseret, historian and Latter-day Saint Church general recorder, and member of the Utah territorial legislature.
George A. Smith, a first cousin to Joseph Smith, was a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, a counselor in the First Presidency, and Church historian.
One of the original pioneers to Utah and a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles for the Mormon Church.
Mormon pioneer and First Counselor of the Mormon Church under Brigham Young.
George A. Smith was living in Salt Lake City, Utah in the 1960's.
Eighth president of the Mormon Church.
George Albert Smith was born in Potsdam, New York, on June 26, 1817. In 1832 he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which had recently been established by his cousin, Joseph Smith. In 1833 George Smith and his family moved to the Church headquarters in Kirkland, Ohio, and again to Missouri in 1838. Smith accompianed the Zion's Camp expedition in 1834 and served on several missions to the eastern United States throughout the 1830s. In 1839 Smith was ordained an Apostle of the LDS Church and became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Following the death of Joseph Smith he led a company of 30 Mormon families to Little Salt Lake, near Iron County, Utah, where the party arrived in 1851. Smith was elected Chief Justice of Iron County, served as President of the Iron County Mission, and helped found the Parowan settlement. In 1868 he became First Counselor in the First Presidency under Brigham Young, and also served as official LDS Church Historian from 1854-1857. Smith married six plural wives (Bathsheba Wilson Bigler (1822-1910), Lucy Smith, Nancy Clement, Sarah Ann Libby, Hannah Maria Libby,and Susan E. West). He died on September 1, 1875.
Early Mormon Apostle.
George A. Smith, 1st counselor to Brigham Young and cousin to the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith.
Mormon colonizer, civic leader, and apostle of the Mormon Church.
George A. Smith, a cousin of Joseph Smith, was born in Potsdam, New York, on June 26, 1817. In 1832 he was baptized into the newly founded Mormon church and the following year moved with his family to Kirtland, Ohio. In 1834 he accompanied the Zion's Camp mission from Ohio to Missouri and back and spent 1835-1837 as a missionary in the eastern United States. In 1838 Smith traveled with the Mormon exodus to Missouri and in 1839 joined the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. After arriving in Utah in 1851 he helped found Parowan and organize Iron County. In 1868 Smith replaced Heber C. Kimball as First Counselor in the First Presidency under Brigham Young. He died on September 1, 1875.
Apostle in the Mormon Church.
George Albert Smith (1817-1875) was born in Potsdam, New York, the son of John Smith and Clarysa Lyman. It was in 1829 that George first read the Book of Mormon. His uncle, Joseph Smith (1771-1840), in visiting the family had brought the book and told them of the visions of his son, the prophet Joseph Smith (1805-1844). He was baptized into the Mormon Church in 1832 and the following year the family moved to Kirtland, Ohio to join the rest of the saints. In his service to the church, George was a member of Zion's Camp, went on missions to the eastern United States and England, was ordained a Seventy and an apostle, was first counselor to Brigham Young (1801-1877), served in the Nauvoo Legion, and helped settle Iron County in the southern part of Utah. A practitioner of polygamy, George had seven wives and twenty children.
Apostle in the Mormon Church and Utah businessman.
George A. Smith was born in 1817 in New York and died 1875 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mormon leader, politician, and apostle who served as first counselor to the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877).
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