Heber J. Grant
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| 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |
| November 23, 1918 – May 14, 1945 | |
| Predecessor | Joseph F. Smith |
| Successor | George Albert Smith |
| President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| November 18, 1916 – November 23, 1918 | |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 16, 1882 – November 23, 1918 | |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 16, 1882 – May 14, 1945 | |
| Reason | Reorganization of First Presidency and the death of Orson Pratt |
| Reorganization at end of term |
Matthew Cowley ordained |
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Heber Jeddy Grant November 22, 1856 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | May 14, 1945 (aged 88) Salt Lake City, Utah, 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) | Lucy Stringham Hulda Augusta Winters Emily Harris Wells |
| Children | 12 |
| Parents |
Jedediah M. Grant Rachel R. Ivins |
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Heber Jeddy Grant (November 22, 1856 – May 14, 1945) was an American religious leader who served as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Grant worked as a bookkeeper and a cashier, then was called to be an LDS apostle on October 16, 1882, at age 25. After the death of Joseph F. Smith in late 1918, Grant served as LDS church president until his death.
The first president born after the exodus to Utah, Grant was also the last LDS Church president to have practiced plural marriage. He had three wives, though by the time he became church president in 1918 only his second wife, Augusta Winters, was still living.
In business, Grant helped develop the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City. In 1884, he served a term as a representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature.
Grant was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, the son of Rachel Ridgeway Ivins and Jedediah Morgan Grant. His father was a counselor in the First Presidency to Brigham Young. Rachel Grant was a native of New Jersey, where she had converted to the LDS Church at about age 20. Her cousin and later brother-in-law (he married her older sister Anna), Israel Ivins, was the first person baptized a Latter-day Saint in New Jersey.
Jedediah Grant died when Heber J. Grant was nine days old. After Jedediah's death, Rachel married Jedediah's brother, George Grant, but he fell into alcoholism, so she divorced him. Rachel became the dominant influence in Heber's life. She served for many years as president of the 13th Ward Relief Society in downtown Salt Lake City.
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