Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898

LC control no.	n 84230394
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Allen, Lewis, 1807-1898
Biography/History note	Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898) was the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Located	Farmington (Conn.) Kirtland (Ohio) Nauvoo (Ill.) Salt Lake City (Utah)
Birth date	18070301
Death date	18980902
Place of birth	Farmington (Conn.)
Place of death	San Francisco (Calif.)
Affiliation	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Zion's Camp (Expedition) (1834) Nauvoo (Ill.). City Council Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nauvoo Legion Utah. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives Utah. Legislative Assembly. Council Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Profession or occupation	Pioneers
Found in	The illustrated story ... c1982 (1983 prtg.): t.p. (Wilford Woodruff [in title]) p. 5 (b. Mar. 1, 1807; d. Sept. 2,1898) Woodruff, Wilford. In the whirlpool, 2011: ECIP t.p. (Wilford Woodruff) ch. 1 (once used the moniker Lewis Allen while in hiding) Encyclopedia of Mormonism, 1992: p.1580-1582 (Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898), fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; born Farmington, Connecticut on March 1, 1807; April 1834 arrived in Kirtland, Ohio; Zion's Camp; missionary to England; missionary to Southern States in 1835; Quorum of the Twelve in 1839; member of the Nauvoo City Council, chaplain of the Nauvoo Legion, member of the council of Fifty; member of pioneer company of Latter-day Saints to arrive in the Great Basin on July 24, 1847; served in the Utah Territorial Legislature for 22 years; Utah territorial council for 21 years; board of directors of Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI); 1889 sustained as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Wikipedia, website viewed 14 October 2010 (Wilford Woodruff, born March 1, 1807 Farmington, Connecticut; Died September 2, 1898, San Francisco, California; LDS Church President, ordained April 7, 1889; LDS Church Apostle, ordained April 26, 1839)
Associated language	eng