Hyde, Orson, 1805-1878

Utah pioneer and apostle in the Mormon Church.

Orson Hyde (8 January 1805 - 28 November 1878) was born in Connecticut to Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. He joined the Mormon movement in 1831, serving as an Apostle in the Church from 1835 until his death. He served a mission to Jerusalem from 1840 to 1842 to dedicate the land for the return of the Jews. He was later assigned by Brigham Young to preside in the Spring City, Utah area.

Mormon pioneer.

Apostle in the Mormon Church.

Mormon high priest, 1831; member, Quorum of Twelve Apostles, 1835-1878.

William E. McLellin (1806-1883) was one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

William E. McLellin was born in Smith County, Tennessee on 18 January 1806. William E. McLellin (also spelled M'Lellin) was an early leader in the Latter-day Saint movement. One of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, McLellin later broke with church founder, Joseph Smith, Jr. He married on July 30, 1829. His wife, Cynthia Ann McLellin, died in 1832. He died in 1883.

Orson Hyde (1805-1878) was an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Orson Hyde was born on January 8, 1805. He was a leader in the early Latter-day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was the President of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1847 to 1875 and was a missionary of the LDS Church in the United States, Europe, and the Ottoman Empire. He died on 28 November 1878.