Dates

• Existence: 1842 - 1909

Biographical History

Moses Thatcher (1842-1909) was an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.

Moses Thatcher was born February 2, 1842, in Springfield, Illinois. Thatcher moved to Utah in 1847, then California in 1849 and back to Utah in 1858. He attended the University of Deseret from 1850 to 1861. Thatcher organized the Cache County Board of Trade, and directed the extension of the Utah and Northern Railway northward from Franklin, Idaho. He was an author or editorials and magazine articles and translated "Voice of Warning" into Spanish. From 1879 to 1896, he served as an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah. Thatcher died August 21, 1090, in Logan, Utah.

Citation:

La poligamia mormona y la monogamia christiana comparadas, 1881: t.p. (El Elder Moises Thatcher, de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias)

RLIN, Oct. 4, 1999 (hdg.: Thatcher, Moses, 1842-1909; usage: Hon. Moses Thatcher)

Encyc. of Mormonism, IV, p. 1648 (Thatcher, Moses; b. Feb. 2, 1842, Springfield, Ill.; d. Aug. 21, 1909, Logan, Utah; Church officer and businessman)

Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia, 1909: vol.1 p.127-136 (Thatcher, Moses, member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles 1879-1896, born Sangamon county, Ill. Feb. 2, 1842; moved to Utah 1847; moved to Sacramento and Auburn, California 1849; relocated to Salt Lake City 1858; move to Cahce Vally in 1860; attended University of Deseret in 1860-61; organized Cache County board of trade and many other Boards of Trade in southern counties; directed extension of the Utah and Northern Railway northward from Franklin, Idaho; mission to Mexico; translated "Voice of Warning" into Spanish; wrote many editorials and magazine articles)