Lorenzo Snow

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Lorenzo Snow
5th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
September 13, 1898 (1898-09-13) – October 10, 1901 (1901-10-10)
Predecessor	Wilford Woodruff
Successor	Joseph F. Smith
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 7, 1889 (1889-04-07) – September 13, 1898 (1898-09-13)
Predecessor	Wilford Woodruff
Successor	Franklin D. Richards
End reason	Became President of the Church
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29) – September 13, 1898 (1898-09-13)
End reason	Became President of the Church
Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
May 9, 1874 (1874-05-09) – August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29)
Called by	Brigham Young
End reason	Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham Young
Counselor in the First Presidency
June 8, 1873 (1873-06-08) – May 9, 1874 (1874-05-09)
Called by	Brigham Young
End reason	Called as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
February 12, 1849 (1849-02-12) – June 8, 1873 (1873-06-08)
Called by	Brigham Young
End reason	Called as Counselor in the First Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
February 12, 1849 (1849-02-12) – October 10, 1901 (1901-10-10)
Called by	Brigham Young
Reason	Reorganization of First Presidency; excommunication of Lyman Wight[1]
Reorganization at end of term	Hyrum M. Smith ordained
Personal details
Born	(1814-04-03)April 3, 1814 Mantua, Ohio, United States
Died	October 10, 1901(1901-10-10) (aged 87) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place	Brigham City Cemetery 41°30′10″N 112°00′28″W / 41.5028°N 112.0078°W / 41.5028; -112.0078 (Brigham City Cemetery)
Spouse(s)	Charlotte Squires ​ ​ (m. 1844; died 1850)​ Mary Adaline Goddard ​ ​ (m. 1845; died 1898)​ Sarah Ann Prichard ​ ​ (m. 1845; died 1900)​ Harriet Amelia Squires ​ ​ (m. 1846; died 1890)​ Eleanor Houtz ​ ​ (m. 1848; died 1896)​ Caroline Horton ​ ​ (m. 1853; died 1857)​ Mary Elizabeth Houtz ​ ​ (m. 1857)​ Phoebe Amelia Woodruff ​ ​ (m. 1859)​ Sarah Minnie Ephramina Jensen ​ ​ (m. 1871)​
Children	42
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Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was an American religious leader who served as the fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1898 until his death. Snow was the last president of the LDS Church in the 19th century and the first in the 20th.