John F. Boynton

John F. Boynton
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
February 15, 1835 (1835-02-15) – September 3, 1837 (1837-09-03)
End reasonDisfellowshipped for apostasy[1]
Latter Day Saint Apostle
February 15, 1835 (1835-02-15) – December 3, 1837 (1837-12-03)
ReasonInitial organization of Quorum of the Twelve
End reasonExcommunicated for apostasy[1]
Reorganization
at end of term
No apostles immediately ordained[2]
Personal details
BornJohn Farnham Boynton
(1811-09-20)September 20, 1811
Bradford, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 20, 1890(1890-10-20) (aged 79)
Syracuse, New York
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
43°04′23″N 76°07′39″W / 43.0731°N 76.1276°W / 43.0731; -76.1276 (Woodlawn Cemetery)

John Farnham Boynton (September 20, 1811 – October 20, 1890) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an American geologist and inventor. He was one of the original members of the Latter Day Saint movement's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Boynton was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, to Eliphalet Boynton and Susan Nichols. He was married to Susan Lowell. In his teenage years, Boynton attended Columbia University and at age 20 began medical school in St. Louis, Missouri.

  1. ^ a b Boynton was disfellowshipped and removed from the Quorum of the Twelve on September 3, 1837. However, Boynton remained an apostle until his excommunication.
  2. ^ The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles did not have twelve apostles again until April 8, 1841, when Lyman Wight was ordained. Between Boynton's excommunication and then, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, and Willard Richards had been ordained and added to the Quorum to replace apostles who had been excommunicated or killed.