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Cowley, Matthew, 1897-1953

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1897 - 1953
  • Usage: 1897 - 1953

biographical statement

Citation:
Matthew Cowley : man of faith, 1954

Dictionary of NZ biography WWW site, Nov. 27, 2006 (Cowley, Matthew; missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; b. Aug. 2, 1897; Māori called him Matiu Kauri; d. Dec. 13, 1953)

Wikipedia, via WWW, Mar. 31, 2014 (Matthew Cowley; b. Aug. 2, 1897 in Preston, Idaho; parents: Matthias F. Cowley and Abbie Hyde; attended L.D.S. University in Salt Lake City, Utah; called to serve mission to New Zealand, 1914; prepared revised translation of Book of Mormon in Maori, 1917; also translated Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price; attended University of Utah; graduated from George Washington University Law School; practiced law in Salt Lake City; m. Elva Eleanor Taylor in Salt Lake Temple, 1922, one daughter; served as mission president in New Zealand, 1938-1945; called to serve as apostle, Oct. 1945; presided over church missions in Pacific, involved in building of New Zealand Temple and the Church College of New Zealand; d. Dec. 13, 1953 in Los Angeles, Calif.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Castle Hadlock Murphy photographs of the Hawaiian Mission

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 150
Scope and Contents

Collection includes 1913 photographs of the Hawaiian Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Hawaiian Islands.

Dates: approximately 1900-1949