Israel Alexander Smith
| Israel A. Smith | |
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ca. 1920
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| Prophet–President | |
| April 9, 1946 – June 14, 1956 | |
| Predecessor | Frederick M. Smith |
| Successor | W. Wallace Smith |
| Reason | Death of Frederick M. Smith |
| Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| October 1938 – June 14, 1958 | |
| Predecessor | Floyd M. McDowell |
| Successor |
John F. Garver F. Henry Edwards |
| Reason | Resignation of Floyd M. McDowell |
| Second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| 1920 – 1925 | |
| General Assembly of Iowa | |
| In office | |
| 1911 – 1913 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Israel Alexander Smith February 2, 1876 Plano, Illinois, United States |
| Died | June 14, 1958 (aged 82) Lamoni, Iowa, United States |
| Cause of death | Car accident |
| Resting place | Mound Grove Cemetery 39°6′42.71″N 94°25′36.51″W / 39.1118639°N 94.4268083°W |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Marie Grenawalt Smith |
| Children | Joseph Perrine Smith Donald Carlos Smith |
| Parents |
Joseph Smith III Emmeline Griswold Smith |
| Website | Israel A |
Israel Alexander Smith (February 2, 1876 – June 14, 1958) was the fourth son of Joseph Smith III and a grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Israel A. Smith succeeded his brother, Frederick M. Smith, as Prophet–President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now known as the Community of Christ) on April 9, 1946.
Smith was born in Plano, Illinois on February 2, 1876, the third son and fourth child of Joseph Smith III and his second wife Bertha Madison. In 1881, he moved with his family to Lamoni, Iowa, the site of a growing colony of Latter Day Saints of the Reorganization. He attended Graceland College from 1898 to 1900 and later received a B.A. in law from Lincoln-Jefferson University of Hammond, Indiana. From 1911 to 1913 he served as a Republican in the Iowa House of Representatives.
Smith's brother, Frederick, became Prophet-President in 1914. Smith became a counselor in the Presiding Bishopric in 1920. In 1922, many believed that Smith would be called to fill a vacancy in the First Presidency, but Frederick instead called Floyd M. McDowell. Frederick also introduced the concept of "Supreme Directional Control," which Israel opposed as contrary to the teachings of their father, Joseph Smith III. In 1925, Israel was released from the Presiding Bishopric.
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