McAllister, John D. T. (John Daniel Thompson), 1827-1910.

The letters show that D.H. McAllister was a blacksmith in Salt Lake. John D.T. McAllister was the temple president of the Manti Temple.

From the description of John D. McAllister correspondence, 1881-1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 368052254

Mormon pioneer, missionary, and president of the St. George and Manti Temples of the Mormon Church.

From the description of Letters, 1885-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86171788

From the guide to the John D.T. McAllister letters, 1885-1893, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

President of the Manti Temple for the Mormon Church.

From the description of Letters received, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122322357

Mormon pioneer, missionary, and president of the Latter-day Saint Church St. George and Manti, Utah Temples.

From the guide to the John D. T. McAllister papers, 1851-1895, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Mormon temple president over the Manti Temple.

From the description of Letter 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122637943

From the guide to the John D.T. McAllister letter, 1901, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

John Daniel Thompson McAllister, known as the author of the "Hand Cart Song," was born in Lewis, Delaware, on February 19, 1827. He moved to Philadelphia in 1844 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1847. He moved briefly to Council Bluffs, Iowa, before traveling to Salt Lake City in 1851. McAllister was a major in the Nauvoo Legion, a member of the Deseret Dramatic Association, chief engineer of the Salt Lake City Fire Department, served as Utah Territorial Marshal, and in 1877 was made president of the St. George Stake and also served as president of the St. George Temple from 1884-1893. He died in St. George, Utah, on January 21, 1910.

From the description of Diaries of John D.T. McAllister, 1853-1880. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 676832177

From the description of Diary and autobiography of John D.T. McAllister, 1851, July-October. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 676830885

Mormon pioneer, missionary, and church official.

From the description of John D.T. McAllister letters, 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 503391761

From the guide to the John D.T. McAllister letters, 1886, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

John Daniel Thompson McAllister (1827-1910) was an LDS convert who became the president of the St. George and Manti LDS temples.

John Daniel Thompson McAllister was born in Lewes, Delaware on 19 February 1827. He joined the LDS church in Philadelphia in 1844 and emigrated to Utah in 1851. He was president of the St. George and Manti LDS temples. He died 21 January 1910 in St. George, Utah and is buried in the St. George city cemetery.

From the guide to the John Daniel Thompson McAllister correspondence, 1881-1908, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)