| Leroy S. Johnson | |
|---|---|
 During the Short Creek raid, 1953 | |
| Senior Member of the Priesthood Council (Short Creek Community)[1] | |
| 1954 – November 25, 1986 | |
| Predecessor | Disputed: Possibly: Joseph White Musser Charles Zitting |
| Successor | Disputed: Possibly: Rulon Jeffs J. Marion Hammon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leroy Sunderland Johnson June 12, 1888 Lee's Ferry, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1986 (aged 98) Hildale, Utah, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | At least 15[2] |
| Parents | Warren Marshall Johnson Permelia Smith |
Leroy Sunderland Johnson (June 12, 1888 – November 25, 1986), known as Uncle Roy,[4][5] was a leader of the Mormon fundamentalist group in Short Creek, which later evolved into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church), from the mid-1950s until his death.
- ^ Hales, Brian C. "Leroy S. Johnson". MormonFundamentalism.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Polygamist 'Uncle Roy' Johnson". The Montreal Gazette. 27 November 1986.
- ^ "Photos of Leroy Johnson". MormonFundamentalism.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Krakauer (2003, p. 33) ("Until 1986 ... the prophet was LeRoy Johnson, a plainspoken farmer known to his followers as 'Uncle Roy.'")
- ^ Brown, Jan, ed. (2007). "I Grew up in a Polygamist Family". Today's Christian Woman. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
When I was a child, the Prophet was Leroy Johnson. We called him Uncle Roy.
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