Heber J. Grant

Heber J. Grant
7th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
November 23, 1918 (1918-11-23) – May 14, 1945 (1945-05-14)
PredecessorJoseph F. Smith
SuccessorGeorge Albert Smith
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
November 18, 1916 (1916-11-18) – November 23, 1918 (1918-11-23)
PredecessorFrancis M. Lyman
SuccessorAnthon H. Lund
End reasonBecame President of the Church
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 16, 1882 (1882-10-16) – November 23, 1918 (1918-11-23)
Called byJohn Taylor
End reasonBecame President of the Church
LDS Church Apostle
October 16, 1882 (1882-10-16) – May 14, 1945 (1945-05-14)
Called byJohn Taylor
ReasonReorganization of First Presidency and the death of Orson Pratt[1]
Reorganization
at end of term
Matthew Cowley ordained
Personal details
BornHeber Jeddy Grant
(1856-11-22)November 22, 1856
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, U.S.
DiedMay 14, 1945(1945-05-14) (aged 88)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W / 40.777; -111.858 (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
Spouse(s)
Lucy Stringham
(m. 1877; died 1893)
Hulda Augusta Winters
(m. 1884)
Emily Harris Wells
(m. 1884; died 1908)
Children12
ParentsJedediah M. Grant
Rachel R. Ivins
Signature 
Signature of Heber J. Grant

Heber Jeddy Grant[3][4] (November 22, 1856 – May 14, 1945) was an American religious leader who served as the seventh president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Grant worked as a bookkeeper and a cashier, then was called to be an LDS apostle on October 16, 1882, at age 25. After the death of Joseph F. Smith in late 1918, Grant served as LDS Church president until his death.

The first president born after the exodus to Utah, Grant was also the last LDS Church president to have practiced plural marriage. He had three wives, though by the time he became church president in 1918 only his second wife, Augusta Winters, was still living.

In business, Grant helped develop the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City. In 1884, he served a term as a representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature.

  1. ^ Grant and George Teasdale were ordained apostles on the same date. After their ordinations, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles again had twelve members.
  2. ^ Salt Lake Daily Tribune, 1899-09-09, p. 1.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ToPotC:HJG:Historical Summary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Death Certificate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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