| Newel K. Whitney | |
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| First Bishop of the Church | |
| October 7, 1844 – June 6, 1847 | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
| End reason | Called as Presiding Bishop |
| Presiding Bishop | |
| June 6, 1847 – September 23, 1850 | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Newel Kimball Whitney February 5, 1795 Marlborough, Vermont, United States |
| Died | September 23, 1850 (aged 55) Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
Newel Kimball Whitney (February 5, 1795 – September 24, 1850) (first name sometimes found as Newell) was a prominent leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and an American businessman. He served as Bishop of Kirtland, Ohio, Far West, Missouri, and Nauvoo, Illinois. He also served as the second Presiding Bishop of the Church from 1847 until his death. He died in 1850 of pleurisy.
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Whitney was the owner of a home-based store in Kirtland that was Mormonism's first "bishop's storehouse," known as the Newel K. Whitney Store. The building was also used by Church founder and president Joseph Smith, Jr. as a home and office. Smith received approximately 20 revelations in the store building and used one of its rooms as a meeting place of the School of the Prophets.
While in Nauvoo, Illinois, Whitney was involved in some important developments within the Church. One of these occurred on May 4, 1842 when Whitney, along with a group of nine others, met in the upper story of the Red Brick Store. Those who were there, including Whitney, became part of Joseph Smith's Quorum of the Anointed.[1] Later, Whitney's wife, Elizabeth Ann, was added to that group.
Another development was polygamy. In 1842, after being taught the doctrine of polygamy, Whitney and his wife agreed to let their daughter, Sarah Ann, become a plural wife of Joseph Smith.[2]
| Preceded by Edward Partridge |
Presiding Bishop 1847—1850 |
Succeeded by Edward Hunter |
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