John R. Winder
John R. Winder | |
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Apostle | |
Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
April 8, 1887 | – October 17, 1901|
Predecessor | John Q. Cannon |
Successor | Orrin P. Miller |
Reason | Excommunication of John Q. Cannon |
End reason | Called as First Counselor in First Presidency |
Personal details | |
Born | John Rex Winder December 11, 1821 Biddenden, Kent, England |
Died | March 27, 1910 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 88)
Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
Spouse(s) | Ellen Walters Hannah Thompson Elizabeth Parker Maria Burnham |
Children | 20 |
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John Rex Winder (
Early life
Winder was born to Richard and Sophia Collins Winder in Biddenden, England. He worked in several trades as a youth, settling into a position as a shoe and leather man in his twenties in London. There he married Ellen Walters in 1845. There also he was recruited to manage a shoe store in Liverpool.
In the shoe store, he discovered the LDS Church and joined as a member. In February 1853, he and his wife set out to Utah to join the church there. He traveled across the
Utah life
Engaged in leather work, Winder was quite successful in several ventures. His business sense became recognized and eventually he found seats on several corporate boards. Of his ventures, one remains today:
Winder also became a figure in politics and the militia in the territory. He led the
Winder also served as chairman of the
General authority
LDS Church
In 1890, church president Wilford Woodruff approached Winder, Charles W. Penrose, and George Reynolds to review and edit the manuscript of the Manifesto. With the publication and announcement of the Manifesto, federal pressure was alleviated.
Another significant contribution of Winder during his tenure as Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric was his work on the interior of the Salt Lake Temple. He managed the interior work to be done, and completed it much ahead of schedule. That earned him praise from leaders of the church. After the dedication, Winder served as First Assistant to temple president Lorenzo Snow. Winder remained in the presidency of the temple until his death.
Winder was called to the
Apostle?
Having never been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles prior to his call to the First Presidency, a situation which is a rarity in the LDS Church, there has been some dispute as to whether or not Winder was ordained an apostle at the time of his appointment to the First Presidency. The LDS Church has no record of Winder being ordained to the priesthood office of apostle.
Family life
Winder married Ellen Walters in London in 1845. A practitioner of plural marriage, Winder married Hannah Thompson in Salt Lake City in 1855, Elizabeth Parker in 1857, and later, Maria Burnham in 1893. Through the first three women he fathered 23 children.
Maria Burnham was from Fruitland, New Mexico Territory, where the LDS Church congregation was named the Burnham Ward because of her family's prominence in the early history of the area.[1]
Death
Winder died in
succeeded him as First Counselor in the First Presidency.-
Headstone of John R. Winder
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Family monument of John R. Winder
See also
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-88290-676-3.
Notes
- ^ Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia. (Salt Lake City: Jenson Historical Company, 1901) Vol. 1, p. 244.
- ^ State of Utah Death Certificate
External links
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- Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2017)
- John Rex Winder 200th Birthday Celebration