Daniel H. Wells
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| Counselor to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 6, 1877 – March 24, 1891 | |
| Second Counselor in First Presidency | |
| January 4, 1857 – August 29, 1877 | |
| End reason | Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham Young |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| January 4, 1857 – March 24, 1891 | |
| Reason | Death of Jedediah M. Grant |
| Reorganization at end of term |
No apostles ordained |
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Daniel Hanmer Wells October 27, 1814 Trenton, New York, United States |
| Died | March 24, 1891 (aged 76) Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
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Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Tupper Grover Lydia A. Alley Hannah C. Free Susan H. Alley Louisa Free Martha G. Harris Emmeline Blanche |
| Children | At least 37 |
| Parents | Daniel Wells Catherine Chapin |
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Daniel Hanmer Wells (October 27, 1814 – March 24, 1891) was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the third mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States.
Wells was born in Trenton, New York, a member of the sixth generation of his family in America. His original immigrant ancestor was Thomas Welles (1590–1659), who arrived in Massachusetts in 1635 and was the only man in Connecticut's history to hold all four top offices: governor, deputy governor, treasurer, and secretary. A few years after the death of his father in 1826, Daniel H. Wells left New York with his mother Catherine Chapin Wells and his younger sister Catherine C. Wells and moved to Illinois.
Wells arrived in Hancock County, Illinois, in 1835. He lived in Commerce, Illinois—later renamed Nauvoo—and was a major landowner and justice of the peace there for several years prior to the arrival of large numbers of Latter Day Saints in 1839.
Although not a member of the Latter Day Saints, Wells was considered by opponents of the church to be a "Jack Mormon", a term originally applied to non-members who were friendly to or defended the Latter Day Saints. In Nauvoo, he served on the city council and as a judge.
Mobs invaded Nauvoo after the assassination of church founder Joseph Smith; Wells defended the city and fought as a Lieutenant General of the Nauvoo Legion, and also provided shelter for evacuees. Wells was not baptized into the LDS Church until August 9, 1846. He emigrated to the Salt Lake Valley with the Mormon pioneers in 1848.
Well respected for his integrity and loyal service, he was elected Attorney General of State of Deseret in 1849. When Jedediah M. Grant died in 1856, Wells was ordained an apostle of the LDS Church and set apart as Second Counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency of the church. Although serving as an apostle, Wells was never sustained as a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. Upon Young's death in 1877, Wells was sustained as a Counselor to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, a position he held until his death.
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