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| Erastus Snow | |
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| February 12, 1849 – May 27, 1888 | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| February 12, 1849 – May 27, 1888 | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
| Reason | Reorganization of First Presidency; excommunication of Lyman Wight[1] |
| Reorganization at end of term | Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, and Abraham H. Cannon ordained[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Erastus Snow November 9, 1818 St. Johnsbury, Vermont, United States |
| Died | May 27, 1888 (aged 69) Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
| Spouse(s) | Artemisia Beman (married December 13, 1838) Minerva White (married April 2, 1844) Elizabeth Rebecca Ashby (married December 19, 1847) Julia Josephine Spencer (married 1856) |
| Children | 36 |
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Erastus Snow (November 9, 1818 – May 27, 1888) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1849 until his death. Snow was a leading figure in the Mormon colonization of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
- ^ Snow, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, and Franklin D. Richards were ordained on the same day to fill four vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
- ^ Three apostles were ordained to fill three vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve which were occasioned by the deaths of Snow and John Taylor and the reorganization of the First Presidency under Wilford Woodruff.