William Law (Latter Day Saints)

William Law
William Law
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
	January 24, 1841 – April 18, 1844
Called by	Joseph Smith
Predecessor	Frederick G. Williams
Successor	Disputed, possibly:; Willard Richards; David H. Smith
End reason	Excommunicated for apostasy
Personal details
Born	September 8, 1809; County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
Died	January 19, 1892 (aged 87); Shullsburg, Wisconsin, United States
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery; 42°34′07″N 90°13′44″W / 42.5686°N 90.2289°W
Spouse(s)	Jane Silverthorn
Children	8
Parents	Richard Law; Ann Hunter
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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.

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^ McCune, George M. (1991). Personalities in the Doctrine and Covenants and Joseph Smith–History. Salt Lake City, Utah: Hawkes Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 9780890365182.