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Clawson, Rudger, 1857-1943

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1857 - 1943

Biography

Rudger Clawson (1857-1943) was an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 to 1943.

Rudger Clawson was born on March 12, 1857 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Hiram Bradley Clawson and Margaret Gay Judd. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the South where he witnessed mobs murder his mission companion, Joseph Standing, in 1879. On August 1, 1882, he married Florence Ann Dinwoodey and the two had one child together. On March 29, 1883, he married another wife, Lydia Elizabeth Spencer, and they had nine children together. In 1884 Clawson became the first polygamist of the Church to be convicted and imprisoned for violating the Edmunds Act of 1882. He served his prison sentence from 1884 to 1887 and was released early by President Grover Cleveland. After his release in 1887 he was called as the Stake President of the Box Elder Stake in Utah. Eleven years later, in 1898, he was called by Lorenzo Snow to be an apostle for the Church and eventually became the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1921. He served in this capacity until his death.

He died on June 21, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Cambridge Journals, via WWW, Jan. 23, 2015 (born on March 12, 1857 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Hiram Bradley Clawson and Margaret Gay Judd; served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the South; witnessed mobs murder his mission companion, Joseph Standing, in 1879; August 1, 1882, he married Florence Ann Dinwoodey and the two had one child together; On March 29, 1883, he married another wife, Lydia Elizabeth Spencer, and they had nine children together; 1884 Clawson became the first polygamist of the Church to be convicted and imprisoned for violating the Edmunds Act of 1882; served his prison sentence from 1884 to 1887 and was released early by President Grover Cleveland; 1887 called as the Stake President of the Box Elder Stake in Utah; 1898, he was called by Lorenzo Snow to be an apostle for the Church; President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1921; served in this capacity until his death;died on June 21, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah) http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2308480

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Orson F. Whitney correspondence with general authorities and other dignitaries, 1912-1930

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include originals and transcriptions of correspondence between Orson F. Whitney and apostles David O. McKay, Heber M. Wells, John A. Widstoe, Horace G. Whitney, and Levi Edgar Young about matters relating to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1882-1930.

Dates: 1912-1930

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