Hyrum G. Smith
| Hyrum G. Smith | ||
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 Smith in 1932 | ||
| 6th Presiding Patriarch | ||
| May 9, 1912 – February 4, 1932 | ||
| Called by | Joseph F. Smith | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born |
Hyrum Gibbs Smith July 8, 1879 South Jordan, Utah Territory, United States | |
| Died |
February 4, 1932 (aged 52) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
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Hyrum Gibbs Smith (July 8, 1879 – February 4, 1932) was Presiding Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1912 until his death.
Biography
Smith was born in South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory to Hyrum Fisher Smith and Annie Maria Gibbs.
While Hyrum was training in California to become a dentist, his grandfather John Smith, the Patriarch to the Church, died. The younger Smith was recalled to Utah to succeed him in the full-time position.[1] He was ordained a high priest and Patriarch to the Church on May 9, 1912 by church president Joseph F. Smith. John Smith was the son of Hyrum Smith, the elder brother of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the LDS Church. The father of Joseph and Hyrum, Joseph Smith, Sr., was the first Patriarch to the Church.
Smith died of pneumonia in Salt Lake City.[2] After his death, the office of Presiding Patriarch was left vacant for several years, but was eventually filled by Smith's nephew Joseph Fielding Smith. In 1947, Hyrum G. Smith's son, Eldred G. Smith, became the Patriarch to the Church.
See also
- Lineal Succession (Mormonism)
- Patriarch (Mormonism)
- Patriarchal Priesthood
- Patriarchal blessing
Notes
- ↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (2013-04-05). "Longest-serving Mormon general authority dies at 106". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 05, 2013.
- ↑ State of Utah Death Certificate
References
- Jenson, Andrew (1920). Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 3. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by Printed by The Arrow Press). pp. 778-779. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- Jenson, Andrew (1936). Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News Press). p. 686. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- Bates, Irene M.; Smith, E. Gary (2003) [1996]. Lost Legacy: The Mormon Office of Presiding Patriarch. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07115-7. OCLC 53077386.
- 2004 Church Almanac, Deseret Morning News, page 72
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles | ||
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| Preceded by John Smith |
Presiding Patriarch May 9, 1912 - February 4, 1932 |
Succeeded by Nicholas G. Smith |
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