George Miller (Latter Day Saints)
| George Miller | |
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| Second Bishop of the Church | |
| October 7, 1844 – Latter end of 1846 | |
| End reason | Dropped due to opposition to Brigham Young's leadership |
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November 25, 1794 Standardville, Virginia, United States |
| Died | August 27, 1856 (aged 61) Marengo, Illinois, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Fry Elizabeth Bouton Sophia Wallace |
George Miller (November 25, 1794 – August 27, 1856) was a prominent convert in the Latter Day Saint movement and was the third ordained bishop in the Latter Day Saint church.
Miller was born at Standardville, Virginia and was raised in Virginia and Kentucky. He was trained as a carpenter and worked in Ohio, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. Miller assisted in building a number of buildings on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. By 1834, he had purchased a 300-acre (1.2 km2) farm in McDonough County, Illinois. Sometime before 1827, Miller married Mary Catherine Fry.
In 1839, Miller learned of Latter Day Saint refugees arriving in Illinois from Missouri. He allowed some of these exiles to temporarily reside on his farm. Miller eventually converted to Mormonism and was baptized by John Taylor on 12 August 1839.
Shortly after his conversion, Miller moved to Lee County, Iowa. By September 1840, he had become a high priest in the Latter Day Saint church. He assisted many Latter Day Saints in settling Nauvoo, Illinois, and he moved there himself in November 1840. In late 1840 and early 1841, Miller served as a church missionary in Lee County, Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois.
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