Clarissa S. Williams

Clarissa S. Williams
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6th Relief Society General President
April 2, 1921 (1921-04-02) – October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07)[1]
Called byHeber J. Grant
PredecessorEmmeline B. Wells
SuccessorLouise Y. Robison
First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
October 3, 1910 (1910-10-03) – April 2, 1921 (1921-04-02)[1]
Called byBathsheba W. Smith
PredecessorAnnie Taylor Hyde
SuccessorJennie B. Knight
Treasurer of the General Presidency of the Relief Society
1901 – October 3, 1910 (1910-10-03)
Called byBathsheba W. Smith
Personal details
BornClarissa Smith
(1859-04-21)April 21, 1859
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
DiedMarch 8, 1930(1930-03-08) (aged 70)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Cause of deathNephritis
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W / 40.777; -111.858 (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
Spouse(s)William N. Williams
Children11
ParentsGeorge A. Smith
Susan E. West
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Clarissa S. Williams

Clarissa Smith Williams (April 21, 1859 – March 8, 1930) was the sixth Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1921 to 1928. Williams was the first native Utahn to become Relief Society president.

  1. ^ a b Ludlow, Daniel H, ed. (1992). "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan Publishing. p. 1650. ISBN 0-02-879602-0. OCLC 24502140.