Joseph Edward Taylor
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Joseph Edward Taylor was a member of the Utah House of Representatives
and the leading Sexton
in Salt Lake City.
Taylor was born in Horsham, Sussex, England to George Edward Grove Taylor and his wife the former Ann Wicks. He was raised in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. At age fifteen he moved to Hull
, Yorkshire, England. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at this place in 1846. In 1848 he began serving as an LDS missionary in England. In January 1851 he left England to come to Utah. Due to his falling ill in St. Louis on he did not come to Utah until 1852. He originally worked as a cabinet maker and set up his undertaking business in 1862.
In 1875 Taylor went on a mission to Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. Beginning in 1876 he served for many years as the second counselor to Angus M. Cannon in the presidency of the Salt Lake Stake, which at the time covered all of Salt Lake County
. Taylor became first councelor in the Salt Lake Stake presidency in 1884. Taylor was elected to the Utah State House of representatives in 1896.
In 1904 the Salt Lake Stake was divided into four stakes and Taylor was released from the presidency. He was then called as a patriarch.
Taylor had four wives. He had 10 children with his first wife, Louisa Rebecca Capener. Among his children by another of his wives, Lisadore Williams, was Alma O. Taylor
, who was a key figure in the start of the Japanese Mission of the LDS Church.
Utah House of Representatives
The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The House is composed of 75 representatives elected from single member constituent districts. Each district contains an average population of 35,000 people...
and the leading Sexton
Sexton
Sexton may refer to:*Sexton , a self-propelled artillery vehicle of World War II*Sexton , a church or synagogue officer charged with the maintenance of the church buildings and/or the surrounding graveyard; and ringing of the church bells...
in Salt Lake City.
Taylor was born in Horsham, Sussex, England to George Edward Grove Taylor and his wife the former Ann Wicks. He was raised in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. At age fifteen he moved to Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, Yorkshire, England. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at this place in 1846. In 1848 he began serving as an LDS missionary in England. In January 1851 he left England to come to Utah. Due to his falling ill in St. Louis on he did not come to Utah until 1852. He originally worked as a cabinet maker and set up his undertaking business in 1862.
In 1875 Taylor went on a mission to Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. Beginning in 1876 he served for many years as the second counselor to Angus M. Cannon in the presidency of the Salt Lake Stake, which at the time covered all of Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...
. Taylor became first councelor in the Salt Lake Stake presidency in 1884. Taylor was elected to the Utah State House of representatives in 1896.
In 1904 the Salt Lake Stake was divided into four stakes and Taylor was released from the presidency. He was then called as a patriarch.
Taylor had four wives. He had 10 children with his first wife, Louisa Rebecca Capener. Among his children by another of his wives, Lisadore Williams, was Alma O. Taylor
Alma O. Taylor
Alma Owen Taylor was the first person to translate the Book of Mormon into Japanese. He served in the Japanese mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under Heber J. Grant and Horace S. Ensign. He then served as the third president of the Japanese mission.Taylor was born in...
, who was a key figure in the start of the Japanese Mission of the LDS Church.
Sources
- Compton, Todd M.. A Widow's Tale: The 1884-1896 Diary of Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. (Logan: Utah State University Press, 2003) Notes, p. 728.
- Deseret News, February 18, 1913, obituary of Joseph Edward Taylor
- Orson F. WhitneyOrson F. WhitneyOrson Ferguson Whitney born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 9, 1906 until his death.-Early life:...
. History of Utah. Vol. 4, p. 488.