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John Hamilton Morgan (1842-1894) was a member of the Quorum of the Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
John Hamilton Morgan was born on August 8, 1842, in Greensburg, Indiana, to Garrard Morgan and Eliza Ann Hamilton. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War and afterward went to Eastman's Commercial College in New York. In 1867, he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and opened the Morgan Commercial College, later closing it in 1874. John was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on November 26, 1867, and married Helen Melvina Groesbeck almost a year later on October 24, 1868. He served as a missionary in the Church's Southern States Mission from 1875-1877, then was made president of that mission in 1878. John was a known practicing polygamist, and he married two other women, Annie Mildred Smith and Mary Ann Linton. In 1883, he became a Republican representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature, then in 1884, he became one of the seven presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve, which is a general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in this capacity for ten years, until he died of typhoid and malaria on August 14, 1894, in Preston, Idaho.
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Wikipedia, March 3, 2020 (John Hamilton Morgan, born August 8, 1842, in Greensburg, Indiana, to Garrard Morgan and Eliza Ann Hamilton; Served in the Union Army during the Civil War and afterward went to Eastman's Commercial College in New York. In 1867, he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and opened the Morgan Commercial College, later closing it in 1874. John was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on November 26, 1867; married Helen Melvina Groesbeck on October 24, 1868; served as a missionary in Southern States Mission from 1875 to 1877; made president of the mission in 1878; a known practicing polygamist, and he married 2 other women, Annie Mildred Smith and Mary Ann Linton. In 1883, became a Republican representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature, then in 1884, he became one of the seven presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve. He served in this capacity for ten years, until he died of typhoid and malaria on August 14, 1894, in Preston, Idaho.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6710
Scope and Contents
The Mary Ann Linton Morgan family papers contain original geneaological research and pedigree charts, including old family trees of the Sutton family, compiled by Mary Ann Linton Morgan. Also contains a diary from 1924, the patriarchal blessing of Mary Ann Linton Morgan, two letters to the family of John Hamilton Morgan (Mary Ann's husband) from Heber J. Grant, 1930s missionary photographs of an Elder Vincent in Tonga, and various books pertaining to the history of the Church of Jesus Christ...
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1848-1991; Majority of material found within approximately 1930-1950
