Bathsheba W. Smith

Bathsheba W. Smith
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4th Relief Society General President
November 10, 1901 (1901-11-10) – September 20, 1910 (1910-09-20)[1]
Called byLorenzo Snow
PredecessorZina D. H. Young
SuccessorEmmeline B. Wells
Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
October 11, 1888 (1888-10-11) – November 10, 1901 (1901-11-10)[1]
Called byZina D. H. Young
PredecessorElizabeth Ann Whitney
SuccessorIda S. Dusenberry
Personal details
BornBathsheba Wilson Bigler
(1822-05-03)May 3, 1822
Shinnston, Virginia,[a] United States
DiedSeptember 20, 1910(1910-09-20) (aged 88)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′38″N 111°51′29″W / 40.7772°N 111.8580°W / 40.7772; -111.8580 (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
Spouse(s)George A. Smith
ChildrenGeorge Albert Smith Jr.
Bathsheba Smith
John Smith
ParentsMark Bigler
Susannah Ogden
WebsiteBathsheba W. Smith
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Bathsheba Wilson Bigler Smith (May 3, 1822 – September 20, 1910) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement. She was the fourth general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), matron of the Salt Lake Temple, member of the Board of Directors of Deseret Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, and a leader in the western United States woman's suffrage movement.

  1. ^ a b Ludlow, Daniel H, ed. (1992). "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan Publishing. p. 1646. ISBN 0-02-879602-0. OCLC 24502140.


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