Callis, Charles A.

Utah lawyer, legislator of Utah, Summit County attorney, Mormon missionary, president of the Southern States Mission for the Mormon Church, and an apostle in the Mormon Church.

From the guide to the Charles A. Callis papers, 1892-1947, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Charles A. Callis (1865-1947) was a lawyer and legislator in Utah. He served in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a missionary to Great Britain, Ireland, and the Southern States, as mission president to the Southern States Mission, and as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

From the description of Charles A. Callis photographs, circa 1870s-1940s. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 123235302

Mission president and Apostle of the Mormon Church.

From the guide to the Charles A. Callis correspondence, 1919-1941, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Charles A. Callis (1865-1947) was an LDS convert and lawyer who was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Charles A. Callis was born on 4 May 1865 in Dublin, Ireland, to John Callis and Susan Charlotte Quilliam. His father died when Charles was young, leaving his mother to provide as best she could. The family was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and soon afterwards emigrated to America where they settled in Utah. Despite not having the priveledge of formal schooling Charles was successful in local politics and later accepted a series of mission calls to Wyoming, Great Britain and the Southern States. He married Grace Elizabeth Pack on 3 September 1902 in Salt Lake City. He also pursued the study of law and passed bar exams in 3 states, which gave him considerable respectability as well as the ability to legally defend missionaries. In 1933 he was ordained an apostle in the church, which position he held until his death on 21 January 1947.

From the guide to the Charles A. Callis letters, 1924-1926, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)