William Law (Latter Day Saints)

William Law
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
January 24, 1841 (1841-01-24) – April 18, 1844 (1844-04-18)
Called byJoseph Smith
PredecessorFrederick G. Williams
SuccessorDisputed, possibly:
  Willard Richards
  David H. Smith
End reasonExcommunicated for apostasy
Personal details
Born(1809-09-08)September 8, 1809
County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
DiedJanuary 19, 1892(1892-01-19) (aged 87)
Shullsburg, Wisconsin, United States
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery
42°34′07″N 90°13′44″W / 42.5686°N 90.2289°W / 42.5686; -90.2289 (Evergreen Cemetery)
Spouse(s)Jane Silverthorn
Children8
ParentsRichard Law[1]
Ann Hunter[1]

William Law (September 8, 1809 – January 19, 1892)[2] was an important figure in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement, holding a position in the church's First Presidency under Joseph Smith Jr. Law was later excommunicated for apostasy from the church and was founder of the short-lived True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In this capacity, he published a single edition of the Nauvoo Expositor, the destruction of which set in motion a chain of events that eventually led to Smith's death.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference JS_Papers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McCune, George M. (1991). Personalities in the Doctrine and Covenants and Joseph Smith–History. Salt Lake City, Utah: Hawkes Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 9780890365182.