John Hamilton Morgan
| John Hamilton Morgan | |
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| First Seven Presidents of the Seventy | |
| October 5, 1884 – August 14, 1894 | |
| Called by | John Taylor |
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| Born | August 8, 1842 Greensburg, Indiana, United States |
| Died | August 14, 1894 (aged 52) Preston, Idaho, United States |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
| Spouse(s) | Helen M. Groesbeck Adalinda Mildred Smith Mary Ann Linton Eliza Jane Beeson |
| Parents | Garrard Morgan Eliza Ann Hamilton |
John Hamilton Morgan (August 8, 1842 – August 14, 1894), was an early educator in Utah Territory, an official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and a politician.
Biography
Morgan was born in Greensburg, Decatur County,
Poughkeepsie, New York. After graduation, he traveled to Salt Lake City
on business, and decided to permanently relocate there.
In 1867 Morgan established the
University of Deseret (which later became the University of Utah). Although the University of Deseret was founded in 1850, it had been put in a 16-year hiatus until Morgan's success inspired its comeback.[1]
On November 26, 1867, Morgan joined the LDS Church and on October 24, 1868 he married one of his former students, Helen Melvina Groesbeck.John Taylor.[3] Morgan served as a general authority for the last 10 years of his life.
Morgan also became involved in Utah politics, and served a term as a representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature as a Republican in 1883.
Morgan died unexpectedly from
polygamist, and all four wives outlived him.[4] He was arrested on polygamy charges while visiting one of his wives in Manassa, Colorado.[5] One of his widows, Mary Ann Linton (Morgan) was remarried to David King Udall
.
See also
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
- ^ Lythgoe, Dennis (June 26, 1998), "Education Pioneer", Deseret News
- OCLC 11905358
- ^ Evans, John Henry (1905). One hundred years of Mormonism; a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S. from 1805 to 1905. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. 515.
- ^ "John Hamilton Morgan". FamilySearch.org. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- OCLC 52334805
- Esshom, Frank Ellwood (1913), "Morgan, John", Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, p. 1044, OCLC 2286984
Further reading
- Engel, Mary Ella (February 13, 2009), "John Morgan (1842-1894)", New Georgia Encyclopedia, University of Georgia Press
- Mason, Patrick Q. (June 2005), Sinners in the hands of an angry mob: Violence against religious outsiders in the U.S. South, 1865-1910 (PDF) (PhD thesis), Notre Dame, Indiana: Graduate Program in History, University of Notre Dame — includes details described by Morgan of the difficult conditions found in the Southern States Mission
External links
- Grampa Bill's General Authority Pages
- John Hamilton Morgan Papers at the University of Utah
- John Hamilton Morgan photos
- John Hamilton Morgan Papers at University of Utah Digital Library, Marriott Library Special Collections
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