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John Taylor | |
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3rd President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |
October 10, 1880 | – July 25, 1887|
Predecessor | Brigham Young |
Successor | Wilford Woodruff |
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
April 10, 1875 | – October 10, 1880|
Predecessor | Orson Hyde |
Successor | Wilford Woodruff |
End reason | Became President of the Church |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
December 19, 1838 | – October 10, 1880|
Called by | Joseph Smith |
End reason | Became President of the Church |
LDS Church Apostle | |
December 19, 1838 | – July 25, 1887|
Called by | Joseph Smith |
Reason | Replenishing Quorum of the Twelve[1] |
Reorganization at end of term | Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, and Abraham H. Cannon ordained[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England | 1 November 1808
Died | 25 July 1887 Kaysville, Utah, United States | (aged 78)
Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
Spouse(s) | Leonora Cannon Elizabeth Kaighin Jane Ballantyne Mary Ann Oakley Sophia Whitaker Harriet Whitaker Margaret Young Josephine Elizabeth Roueche |
Children | 34 |
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John Taylor (1 November 1808 – 25 July 1887) was an English-born religious leader who served as the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1880 to 1887. He is the first and so far only president of the LDS Church to have been born outside the United States.