Brigham Young

Brigham Young
Brigham Young
	Young c. 1870
2nd President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
	December 27, 1847 – August 29, 1877
Predecessor	Joseph Smith
Successor	John Taylor
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	April 14, 1840 – December 27, 1847
Predecessor	Thomas B. Marsh
Successor	Orson Hyde
End reason	Became President of the Church
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	February 14, 1835 – December 27, 1847
Called by	Three Witnesses
End reason	Became President of the Church
LDS Church Apostle
	February 14, 1835 – August 29, 1877
Called by	Three Witnesses
Reason	Initial organization of Quorum of the Twelve
Reorganization; at end of term	No apostles immediately ordained
1st Governor of Utah Territory
In office
	February 3, 1851 – April 12, 1858
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Alfred Cumming
Personal details
Born	June 1, 1801; Whitingham, Vermont, U.S.
Died	August 29, 1877 (aged 76); Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, U.S.
Cause of death	Ruptured appendix
Resting place	Brigham Young Cemetery; 40°46′13″N 111°53′08″W / 40.7703°N 111.8856°W
Spouse(s)	See List of Brigham Young's wives
Children	56
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Brigham Young (/ˈbrɪɡəm/; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877)^[3] was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877. During his time as church president, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley. He founded Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young also worked to establish the learning institutions that would later become the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. A polygamist, Young had at least 56 wives and 57 children. He formalized the prohibition of black men attaining priesthood, and led the church in the Utah War against the United States.^[4]

^ A year after Young's death, Orson Hyde died and Moses Thatcher was ordained an apostle. The First Presidency was not reorganized until October 10, 1880, after which Francis M. Lyman and John Henry Smith were ordained. Orson Pratt died in 1881, and the Quorum of the Twelve did not have twelve members again until October 16, 1882, when George Teasdale and Heber J. Grant were ordained.
^ "Brigham Young Biography: Facts of Faith", Y Facts, BYU, archived from the original on September 20, 2013, retrieved September 19, 2013
^ "Brigham Young (1801–1877) | FamilySearch". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ Roberts, David. "The Brink of War". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution.