Edward H. Anderson

Edward Henry Anderson (October 8, 1858 – February 1, 1928) was a missionary and local leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as a writer and editor.

Anderson is the author of the biography The Life of Brigham Young. The book is an account written sixteen years following

Smith's death

.

Anderson was born in

Mormon pioneer

company.

In 1869, Anderson was baptized a member of the LDS Church. He lived in Millcreek, Farmington and Huntsville, Utah, in his early years. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1877 and then became a teacher in Weber County, Utah. In 1881, he married Jane Ballantyne, a daughter of Richard Ballantyne, the founder of the LDS Church's Sunday School movement.

In about 1880, Anderson entered the newspaper business in

Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA) General Board and in 1899 succeeded B. H. Roberts as associate editor of the Improvement Era. In 1900, Anderson became a member of the Weber Stake High Council

. Anderson served in the YMMIA until 1907.

Anderson was still listed as co-editor of the Improvement Era in 1922, with Heber J. Grant, the President of the LDS Church, listed as the other editor.^[1]

In addition to his biography of Brigham Young, Anderson also wrote A Brief History of the Church.

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia.^[2]

Anderson served as the clerk of the LDS Church's general conference on several occasions in the 1910s and 1920s.^[3]

In 1900, Anderson was elected to the Utah House of Representatives as a Republican.^[4] He was appointed surveyor-general for Utah, a federal appointment, in 1901.

Anderson and his wife Jane had seven children.

Notes

^ Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency, Vol. 5, p. 219
^ See, e.g., vol. 1, p. 66 where a sketch on the life of Joseph F. Smith by Anderson appears, and vol. 1, p. 136 where Anderson's byline is inserted at the end of the article on Francis M. Lyman.
^ See, e.g., 1927 Conference Report.
^ "Historical Listing of Utah State Legislators". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

References

Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 715; Vol. 4, p. 231; Vol. 4, p. 368
ISBN 978-0-8425-2668-5. Archived from the original
on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2013-02-14.

[1] Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency, Vol. 5, p. 219

[2] See, e.g., vol. 1, p. 66 where a sketch on the life of Joseph F. Smith by Anderson appears, and vol. 1, p. 136 where Anderson's byline is inserted at the end of the article on Francis M. Lyman.

[3] See, e.g., 1927 Conference Report.

[4] "Historical Listing of Utah State Legislators". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

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