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Young, Levi Edgar, 1874-1963

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874 - 1963

Biography

Levi Edgar Young (1874-1963) was a member of the First Council of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1909 to 1963.

Levi Edgar Young was born on February 2, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Seymour B. Young and Elizabeth Riter. Young attended University of Utah and graduated in 1895 with a B.S. degree. After graduation he taught at the Lowell School in Salt Lake City and the LDS College before becoming a history professor at the University of Utah. Young was also active in his church service. He was called on a mission to Europe from 1901 to 1904, during which he presided over the Swiss and Austrian mission from 1902 to 1904. After returning home he married Valeria Brinton on June 18, 1907, and over the years they had three children together. In 1909, Young was called to be one of the first seven presidents of the Quorum of the Seventies for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Young continued his education and studied history at Harvard and Columbia, eventually earning an M.A. degree from the latter in 1910. Eventually, in 1936, he was appointed as head of the Department of Western History at University of Utah.

He died on December 13, 1963, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Mormon Missionary Diaries, via WWW, Jan. 22, 2015 (born on February 2, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah; parents Seymour B. Young and Elizabeth Riter; attended University of Utah and graduated in 1895 with a B.S. degree; After graduation he taught at the Lowell School in Salt Lake City and the LDS College; history professor at the University of Utah; called on a mission to Europe from 1901 to 1904; presided over the Swiss and Austrian mission from 1902 to 1904; married Valeria Brinton on June 18, 1907, and over the years they had three children together; 1909, called to be one of the first seven presidents of the Quorum of the Seventies for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; studied history at Harvard and Columbia, eventually earning an M.A. degree from the latter in 1910; in 1936; appointed as head of the Department of Western History at University of Utah; died on December 13, 1963, in Salt Lake City, Utah.)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Orson F. Whitney correspondence with general authorities and other dignitaries, 1912-1930

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include originals and transcriptions of correspondence between Orson F. Whitney and apostles David O. McKay, Heber M. Wells, John A. Widstoe, Horace G. Whitney, and Levi Edgar Young about matters relating to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1882-1930.

Dates: 1912-1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence

Levi Edgar Young letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349232]
Identifier: MSS 3929
Abstract

Letter dated 1 April 1960, signed by Levi Edgar Young.

Dates: 1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Levi Edgar Young letter

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