Elbert A. Smith

Elbert A. Smith
Photo of Elbert A. Smith ca. 1915
Presiding Patriarch
10 April 1938 (1938-04-10) – 4 February 1958 (1958-02-04)
Called by	Frederick M. Smith
Predecessor	Frederick A. Smith
Successor	Roy A. Cheville
Counselor in the First Presidency
19 April 1909 (1909-04-19) – 7 April 1938 (1938-04-07)
Called by	Joseph Smith III
Predecessor	R. C. Evans
Successor	Israel A. Smith Lemuel F.P. Curry
Personal details
Born	Elbert Aoriul Smith (1871-03-08)8 March 1871 Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
Died	15 May 1959(1959-05-15) (aged 88) Independence, Missouri, United States
Resting place	Mound Grove Cemetery 39°06′47″N 94°25′41″W / 39.113°N 94.428°W / 39.113; -94.428 (Mound Grove Cemetery)
Spouse(s)	Clara A. Cochran
Children	3
Parents	David Hyrum Smith Clara C. Smith

Elbert Aoriul Smith (8 March 1871 – 15 May 1959) was an American leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church). He was a member of the church's First Presidency from 1909 to 1938 and the Presiding Patriarch of the church from 1938 to 1958.