Edward Hunter (Mormon)
Edward Hunter | |
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Presiding Bishop | |
April 7, 1851 | – October 16, 1883|
Called by | Brigham Young |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Hunter Jr. June 22, 1793 Newtown Square, Pennsylvania |
Died | October 16, 1883 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory | (aged 90)
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Edward Hunter Jr. (June 22, 1793 – October 16, 1883) was the third Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1851 until his death. He served as Presiding Bishop longer than any other person in the history of the LDS Church.
Biography
Born to Edward Hunter and Hannah Maris in Newtown Square,
Hunter converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1840, served as bishop of the Nauvoo 5th Ward from 1844 to 1846, and made significant financial contributions to the early church. He migrated to the Salt Lake Valley in 1846–47 and served as the bishop of the Salt Lake City 13th Ward from 1849 to 1854. Hunter was elected to the Utah Territorial Assembly on November 15, 1851, and served one term.
Hunter was called as Presiding Bishop by LDS Church
As ex officio president of the church's
Hunter died at Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, and was buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.[1]
See also
References
- ^ The Ogden Standard. October 17, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William E. Hunter, Edward Hunter: Faithful Steward (Salt Lake City: Publishers Press, 1970), 316
- Hunter, Edward (April 6, 1853), "Persecutions, Position, Prospects and Agency of the Saints", Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, pp. 35–38 — a sermon delivered by Hunter after laying the southwest cornerstone of the Salt Lake Temple
- Edward Hunter Homestead Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
- Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Edward Hunter : brief biography
- Biography of Edward Hunter, The Joseph Smith Papers (accessed January 9, 2012)
- ISBN 0-88494-565-0.