George Albert Smith served as an apostle and as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George Albert Smith was born on April 4, 1870, in Salt Lake City. His father, John Henry Smith, and grandfather, George A. Smith, had both been counselors to Church Presidents. His mother was a daughter of Lorin Farr, the pioneer founder and early mayor of Ogden, Utah. On May 25, 1892, George Albert Smith married Lucy Emily Woodruff, the daughter of Wilford Woodruff, Jr., and Emily Jane Smith. They had three children: Emily (Mrs. Robert M. Stewart), Edith (Mrs. George O. Elliott), and George Albert, Jr. While employed in the Federal Land Office for Utah, George Albert Smith was ordained an apostle at thirty-three years of age on October 8, 1903, by President Joseph F. Smith. Despite fragile health and impaired eyesight, he had a distinguished career as a Church leader. He became President of the Church on May 21, 1945. He organized the Church's welfare assistance to Europe following World War II. He also was involved in and supported Scouting among Latter-day Saints. After six years as President, George Albert Smith died in Salt Lake City on his eighty-first birthday, April 4, 1951.