Marvin J. Ashton

Marvin J. Ashton
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02) – February 25, 1994 (1994-02-25)
Called by	Joseph Fielding Smith
LDS Church Apostle
December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02) – February 25, 1994 (1994-02-25)
Called by	Joseph Fielding Smith
Reason	Death of Richard L. Evans
Reorganization at end of term	Robert D. Hales ordained
Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 3, 1969 (1969-10-03) – December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02)
Called by	David O. McKay
End reason	Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Personal details
Born	Marvin Jeremy Ashton (1915-05-06)May 6, 1915 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died	February 25, 1994(1994-02-25) (aged 78) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place	Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery 40°44′27.96″N 111°49′22.08″W / 40.7411000°N 111.8228000°W / 40.7411000; -111.8228000 (Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery)

Marvin Jeremy Ashton (May 6, 1915 – February 25, 1994) was a Utah politician and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1971 until his death in 1994.

Ashton was born to Marvin O. Ashton and Rachel Grace Jeremy in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[1] His father was a local LDS leader and later became a church general authority. Ashton worked in the lumber business as a youth. He graduated from the University of Utah. He worked as managing director of LDS Social Services. Ashton served as a member of the Utah State Senate from 1957 to 1961 as a Republican. He was also president of Deseret Book and involved in other business ventures including a lumber company.