John Taylor (Mormon)

John Taylor
3rd President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
10 October 1880 (1880-10-10)  25 July 1887 (1887-07-25)
PredecessorBrigham Young
SuccessorWilford Woodruff
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
10 April 1875 (1875-04-10)  10 October 1880 (1880-10-10)
PredecessorOrson Hyde
SuccessorWilford Woodruff
End reasonBecame President of the Church
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
19 December 1838 (1838-12-19)  10 October 1880 (1880-10-10)
Called byJoseph Smith
End reasonBecame President of the Church
LDS Church Apostle
19 December 1838 (1838-12-19)  25 July 1887 (1887-07-25)
Called byJoseph Smith
ReasonReplenishing Quorum of the Twelve
Reorganization
at end of term
Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, and Abraham H. Cannon ordained
Personal details
Born(1808-11-01)1 November 1808
Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England
Died25 July 1887(1887-07-25) (aged 78)
Kaysville, Utah, United States
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W / 40.7772000; -111.858000
Spouse(s)Leonora Cannon
Elizabeth Kaighin
Jane Ballantyne
Mary Ann Oakley
Sophia Whitaker
Harriet Whitaker
Margaret Young
Josephine Elizabeth Roueche
Children34
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John Taylor (1 November 1808 25 July 1887) was an English-born religious leader who served as the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1880 to 1887. He is the first and so far only president of the LDS Church to have been born outside the United States.