Smith, John Henry, 1848-1911
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1848 - 1911
Biography
John Henry Smith (1848-1911) was a politician and ecclesiastical leader in Utah. He served as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880 to 1911.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Jesse Nathaniel Smith letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312636]
Identifier: MSS SC 1436
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letters and scratch notes. The letters are addressed to Jesse Nathaniel Smith from his relatives John Henry Smith and Joseph Fielding Smith. The authors discuss the present and possibly future social and political ramifications of the Edmunds Act (1882), and the Edmunds-Tucker Act (1887) on their lifestyles as polygamous Mormons.
Dates:
1884-1890
Reed Smoot papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1187
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, journals, photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches, and memorabilia. Most of the materials relate to Smoot's career as a senator and his activities as a church leader. His senatorial materials document his work with the United Sates Tariff Commission, as well as his confirmation hearings. His correspondents include the president of the United States: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover and...
Dates:
1827-1967
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Reed Smoot papers
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- Apostles (Latter Day Saint churches) -- Correspondence 1
- Church Government 1
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
- Diaries 1
- Edmunds-Tucker Act 1887 1
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Apostles 1
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- Correspondence 1
- Latter Day Saints -- West (U.S.) -- History 1
- Politicians -- Utah 1
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History 1
- Polygamy -- United States -- History 1
- Polygamy -- Utah 1
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American 1
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953 1 + ∧ less
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