Elbert A. Smith | |
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![]() Photo of Elbert A. Smith ca. 1915 | |
Presiding Patriarch | |
10 April 1938 | – 4 February 1958|
Called by | Frederick M. Smith |
Predecessor | Frederick A. Smith |
Successor | Roy A. Cheville |
Counselor in the First Presidency | |
19 April 1909 | – 7 April 1938|
Called by | Joseph Smith III |
Predecessor | R. C. Evans |
Successor | Israel A. Smith Lemuel F.P. Curry |
Personal details | |
Born | Elbert Aoriul Smith 8 March 1871 Nauvoo, Illinois, United States |
Died | 15 May 1959 Independence, Missouri, United States | (aged 88)
Resting place | Mound Grove Cemetery 39°06′47″N 94°25′41″W / 39.113°N 94.428°W |
Spouse(s) | Clara A. Cochran |
Children | 3 |
Parents | David Hyrum Smith Clara C. Smith |
Elbert Aoriul Smith (8 March 1871 – 15 May 1959) was an American leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church). He was a member of the church's First Presidency from 1909 to 1938 and the Presiding Patriarch of the church from 1938 to 1958.