Lorenzo Snow

Lorenzo Snow
5th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
September 13, 1898 (1898-09-13) – October 10, 1901 (1901-10-10)
PredecessorWilford Woodruff
SuccessorJoseph F. Smith
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 7, 1889 (1889-04-07) – September 13, 1898 (1898-09-13)
PredecessorWilford Woodruff
SuccessorFranklin D. Richards
End reasonBecame President of the Church
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29) – September 13, 1898 (1898-09-13)
End reasonBecame President of the Church
Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
May 9, 1874 (1874-05-09) – August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29)
Called byBrigham Young
End reasonDissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham Young
Counselor in the First Presidency
June 8, 1873 (1873-06-08) – May 9, 1874 (1874-05-09)
Called byBrigham Young
End reasonCalled as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
February 12, 1849 (1849-02-12) – June 8, 1873 (1873-06-08)
Called byBrigham Young
End reasonCalled as Counselor in the First Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
February 12, 1849 (1849-02-12) – October 10, 1901 (1901-10-10)
Called byBrigham Young
ReasonReorganization of First Presidency; excommunication of Lyman Wight[1]
Reorganization
at end of term
Hyrum M. Smith ordained
Personal details
Born(1814-04-03)April 3, 1814
Mantua, Ohio, United States
DiedOctober 10, 1901(1901-10-10) (aged 87)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting placeBrigham City Cemetery
41°30′10″N 112°00′28″W / 41.5028°N 112.0078°W / 41.5028; -112.0078 (Brigham City Cemetery)
Spouse(s)
Charlotte Squires
(m. 1844; died 1850)
Mary Adaline Goddard
(m. 1845; died 1898)
Sarah Ann Prichard
(m. 1845; died 1900)
Harriet Amelia Squires
(m. 1846; died 1890)
Eleanor Houtz
(m. 1848; died 1896)
Caroline Horton
(m. 1853; died 1857)
Mary Elizabeth Houtz
(m. 1857)
Phoebe Amelia Woodruff
(m. 1859)
Sarah Minnie Ephramina Jensen
(m. 1871)
Children42
Signature 
Signature of Lorenzo Snow

Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was an American religious leader who served as the fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1898 until his death. Snow was the last president of the LDS Church in the 19th century and the first in the 20th.

  1. ^ Snow, Charles C. Rich, Erastus Snow, and Franklin D. Richards were ordained on the same day to fill four vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.