| Newel K. Whitney |
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| First Bishop of the Church |
| October 7, 1844 (1844-10-07) – June 6, 1847 (1847-06-06) |
| Called by |
Brigham Young |
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Called as Presiding Bishop |
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| Presiding Bishop |
| June 6, 1847 (1847-06-06) – September 23, 1850 (1850-09-23) |
| Called by |
Brigham Young |
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| Personal details |
| Born |
Newel Kimball Whitney
(1795-02-05)February 5, 1795
Marlborough, Vermont, United States |
| Died |
September 23, 1850(1850-09-23) (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.
Kirtland [edit]
The Newel K. Whitney Store in Kirtland, Ohio.
By 1827 Whitney had entered into a partnership with Algernon Sidney Gilbert to run a store in Kirtland known as N.K. Whitney & Co.[1] It would later become Mormonism's first "bishop's storehouse." 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.
Nauvoo [edit]
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.[2] 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.[3]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Biography of Newel K. Whitney, The Joseph Smith Papers (accessed January 8, 2012
- ^ Devery S. Anderson and Gary James Bergera, Joseph Smith's Quorum of the Anointed, 1842-1845: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2005), 4.
- ^ Poulsen, Larry N (April 1966), "The Life and Contributions of Newel Kimball Whitney", Thesis, Brigham Young University: 85
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| Name |
Whitney, Newel K. |
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| Short description |
Presiding Bishop of the LDS church |
| Date of birth |
February 5, 1795 |
| Place of birth |
Marlborough, Vermont, United States |
| Date of death |
September 23, 1850 |
| Place of death |
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
