John W. Taylor (Mormon)

John W. Taylor
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
May 15, 1884 (1884-05-15) – April 1905
End reasonResigned from Quorum in opposition to church's stance against plural marriage
LDS Church Apostle
May 15, 1884 (1884-05-15) – March 28, 1911 (1911-03-28)[1]
ReasonDeath of Charles C. Rich
End reasonExcommunicated for opposition to church's stance against plural marriage
Reorganization
at end of term
No apostles ordained[2]
Personal details
BornJohn Whittaker Taylor
(1858-05-15)May 15, 1858
Provo, Utah Territory, United States
DiedOctober 10, 1916(1916-10-10) (aged 58)
Forest Dale, Utah, United States
Cause of deathStomach cancer
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W / 40.7772000; -111.858000
Spouse(s)6
ParentsJohn Taylor
Sophia Whitaker

John Whittaker Taylor (May 15, 1858 – October 10, 1916) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was the son of John Taylor, the church's third president. While he was an apostle, Taylor was excommunicated from the LDS Church for opposing the church's abandonment of plural marriage. He was subsequently posthumously re-baptized in 1965. He was also reinstated to his position in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

  1. ^ Taylor resigned from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in April 1905; however, he remained an ordained apostle of the church until his excommunication in 1911.
  2. ^ Since Taylor had been removed from the Quorum of the Twelve in 1905, his excommunication occasioned no vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve.