Joseph Angell Young
Joseph Angell Young | |
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LDS Church Apostle | |
February 4, 1864 | – August 5, 1875|
Reason | Brigham Young's discretion[1] |
Reorganization at end of term | None[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Angell Young October 14, 1834 Kirtland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | August 5, 1875 Manti, Utah Territory, U.S. | (aged 40)
Resting place | Mormon Pioneer Memorial 40°46′13.12″N 111°53′8.23″W / 40.7703111°N 111.8856194°W |
Joseph Angell Young (October 14, 1834 – August 5, 1875) was an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Young is one of the few Latter-day Saints in history to have been ordained to the office of apostle without ever becoming a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency.[3]
Early life
Young was born in
Career
Young was a missionary for the LDS Church in England from 1854 to 1856, working in Liverpool, Manchester, and Bradford. Upon his return to Utah Territory, Young married Margaret Whitehead, a native of England. She became his second wife.
Over the next few years Young was involved in the lumber industry, running several saw mills in canyons by Salt Lake City. He was also one of the main promoters of the Utah Central Railroad.[4]
In 1864, Brigham Young privately ordained two of his sons—
In 1872, Young was called to preside over the
Children
Young is the father of Richard Whitehead Young, who was an associate justice of the U.S. Territory of the Philippines Supreme Court between 1899 and 1901.
Notes
- ^ S2CID 254404200. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Since Young was not a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency, no one was called to the apostleship as a replacement after he died.
- ^ David Whitmer was an ordained apostle but was never a member of either quorum. Some have also suggested that Martin Harris was an ordained apostle. See Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 6:320 and Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses 6:29.
- Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopediavol. 1, pp. 518–19.
- ^ Young, Brigham, and Everett L. Cooley. Diary of Brigham Young, 1857. Tanner Trust Fund, University of Utah Library, 1980 found online at:https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=328944
- ^ He was the only person to serve as a district and stake President while being the office of apostle.[citation needed]
- ^ "thesis on the life of Richard W. Young" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
References
- Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. vol. 1. Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901.
- Warnock, Irvin, and Lexia Warnock, eds. Our Own Sevier. Richfield, Utah: Sevier County Commissioners, 1965.
- Deseret Book, 1974.