John Taylor (Mormon)

John Taylor
John Taylor
3rd President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
	October 10, 1880 – July 25, 1887
Predecessor	Brigham Young
Successor	Wilford Woodruff
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	April 10, 1875 – October 10, 1880
Predecessor	Orson Hyde
Successor	Wilford Woodruff
End reason	Became President of the Church
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	December 19, 1838 – October 10, 1880
Called by	Joseph Smith
End reason	Became President of the Church
LDS Church Apostle
	December 19, 1838 – July 25, 1887
Called by	Joseph Smith
Reason	Replenishing Quorum of the Twelve
Reorganization; at end of term	Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, and Abraham H. Cannon ordained
Personal details
Born	1 November 1808; Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England
Died	25 July 1887 (aged 78); Kaysville, Utah, United States
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery; 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W
Spouse(s)	Leonora Cannon; Elizabeth Kaighin; Jane Ballantyne; Mary Ann Oakley; Sophia Whitaker; Harriet Whitaker; Margaret Young; Josephine Elizabeth Roueche;
Children	34
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John Taylor (1 November 1808 – 25 July 1887) was an English-born religious leader who served as the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1880 to 1887. He is the first and so far only president of the LDS Church to have been born outside the United States.

^ The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles had not had twelve members since 3 September 1837, when Luke S. Johnson, John F. Boynton, and Lyman E. Johnson were disfellowshipped and removed from the Quorum. Since that time, William E. McLellin had been excommunicated and removed from the Quorum and David W. Patten had been killed. The ordinations of Taylor and John E. Page brought membership in the Quorum of the Twelve to nine members.
^ Merrill, Lund, and Cannon were ordained at the same time to fill three vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles that had been created by the excommunication of Albert Carrington; the death of Taylor and the reorganization of the First Presidency; and the death of Erastus Snow.

[1] The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles had not had twelve members since 3 September 1837, when Luke S. Johnson, John F. Boynton, and Lyman E. Johnson were disfellowshipped and removed from the Quorum. Since that time, William E. McLellin had been excommunicated and removed from the Quorum and David W. Patten had been killed. The ordinations of Taylor and John E. Page brought membership in the Quorum of the Twelve to nine members.

[2] Merrill, Lund, and Cannon were ordained at the same time to fill three vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles that had been created by the excommunication of Albert Carrington; the death of Taylor and the reorganization of the First Presidency; and the death of Erastus Snow.

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