Smith, William, 1811-1893

LC control no.	nr 91029587
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Smith, William, 1811-1893 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Smith, William B., 1811-1893
Birth date	18110313
Death date	18931113
Place of birth	Royalton, Vt.
Place of death	Iowa
Affiliation	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Profession or occupation	Legislators Patriarchs (Mormon theology)
Found in	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. General Conference. Minutes of a conference held by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints January 6, 1846, Cincinnati, Ohio, 197-?: t.p. (William Smith) p. 1, etc. (brother of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith; patriarch and counsellor to the Church) Our prophets and principles, 1956: p. 138 (William B. Smith; b. 3-13-1811, Royalton, Vt,; d. 11-13-1893; brother of Joseph Smith; ordained Patriarch of the Church, 1845; rejected as apostle and patriarch and later excommunicated from the Church; member of Illinois House of Representatives, 1842-1843) Bates, I.M. Transformation of charisma in the Mormon Church, 1991: p. 189 (William added the B. initial to his name during his army service) Wikipedia, website viewed 7 August 2013 (William Smith; Latter Day Saints; also known as William B. Smith; born March 13, 1811 in Royalton, Vermont; died November 13, 1893 Osterdock, Iowa; brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints June 9, 1830 by David Whitmer; one of the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon; succeeded his brother Hyrum Smith as Presiding Patriarch of the church where he served until October 6, 1845; became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite); served in the American Civil War; became member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1878)
Associated language	eng