Young, Clifford E. (Clifford Earl), 1883-1958
Dates
- Existence: 1883 - 1958
Biographical HIstory
Clifford E. Young (1883-1958) was a Latter-day Saint businessman and ecclesiastical leader in Utah.
Clifford Earle Young was born on December 7, 1883, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Seymour Bicknell and Ann Elizabeth Riter Young. He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England from 1905 to 1908. When he returned, he married Edith Grant, daughter of Heber J. Grant, on June 20, 1911. Together they had four children. Young was a bank manager at the Bank of American Fork from 1913 until the mid 1950s. In 1928 he was called to serve as president of the Alpine Stake. He was later sustained in 1941 as one of the first five individuals selected as Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He served in this capacity until his death.
Young died on Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 21, 1958. He is buried in American Fork, Utah.
Citation:
FamilySearch.org, via WWW, October 9, 2014 (Clifford Earle Young; Clifford Earl Young; b. Dec. 7, 1883, in Salt Lake City, Utah; parents, Seymour B. and Ann E. Riter Young; m. June 20, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Edith Grant, four children; d. Aug. 21, 1958 in American Fork, Utah)Wikipedia.org, via WWW, October 9, 2014 (Clifford E. Young; b. Dec. 7, 1883, in Salt Lake City, Utah; parents, Seymour B. and Ann E. Riter Young; missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England from 1905 to 1908; m. Edith Grant, daughter of Heber J. Grant; had four children; sustained in 1941, as one of the first five individuals selected as Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; served until his death; died on Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 21, 1958)
BankAF.com, via WWW, October 9, 2014 (bank manager at the Bank of American Fork from 1913 until the mid 1950s).
FindAGrave.com, via WWW, October 9, 2014 (Clifton Earle Young; b. Dec. 7, 1883, in Salt Lake City, Utah; parents, Seymour Bicknell and Ann Elizabeth Riter Young; m. Edith Grant; 1928, became president of Alpine Stake; sustained in 1941 as Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; d. Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 21, 1958; buried in American Fork, Utah)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Heber J. Grant letter to Clifford E. Young
A typed letter signed by Heber J. Grant, and addressed to Clifford E. Young, while he was serving as the first bank manager of the Bank of American Fork. The letter encourages Young to read an accompanying book - probably The New Way to Net Profits, by Fred W. Shibley. The letter is dated May 13, 1929.