| Matthias F. Cowley | |
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 7, 1897[1] – October 28, 1905 | |
| End reason | Resigned from Quorum because of Cowley's opposition to church's stance on plural marriage |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 7, 1897[1] – May 11, 1911[3] | |
| Reason | Removal of Moses Thatcher from Quorum of the Twelve; death of Abraham H. Cannon[2] |
| End reason | Priesthood suspended because of Cowley's opposition to church's stance on plural marriage |
| Reorganization at end of term | No apostles ordained[4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthias Foss Cowley August 25, 1858 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1940 (aged 81) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Matthias Foss Cowley (August 25, 1858 – June 16, 1940) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1897[1] until 1905. He resigned from the Quorum of the Twelve due to his unwillingness to support the church's abolition of plural marriage. He and John W. Taylor are the most recent apostles of the LDS Church to have resigned from their positions.
- ^ a b c "Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times". Church History in the Fulness of Times Student Manual. LDS Church. 2003. p. 656. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Abraham O. Woodruff and Cowley were ordained at the same time to fill two vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve.
- ^ Cowley resigned from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 28, 1905; however, he remained an ordained apostle of the church until his priesthood was suspended in 1911.
- ^ Since Cowley had been removed from the Quorum of the Twelve in 1905, the suspension of his priesthood occasioned no vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve.