John R. Winder
| John R. Winder | |
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Winder in 1901
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| First Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| October 17, 1901 – March 27, 1910 | |
| Predecessor | Joseph F. Smith |
| Successor | Anthon H. Lund |
| Reason | Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Lorenzo Snow |
| Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| April 8, 1887 – October 17, 1901 | |
| Predecessor | John Q. Cannon |
| Successor | Orrin P. Miller |
| End reason | Called as First Counselor in First Presidency |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Rex Winder December 11, 1821 Biddenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | March 27, 1910 (aged 88) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resting place |
Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Walters Hannah Thompson Elizabeth Parker Maria Burnham |
| Children | 20 |
| Parents | Richard and Sophia Collins Winder |
John Rex Winder (/ˈwɪndər/; December 11, 1821 – March 27, 1910) was a leader and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric from 1887 to 1901, and First Counselor in the First Presidency to church president Joseph F. Smith from 1901 until his death. He was well known for his business abilities, and influenced Heber J. Grant. He was also active in politics and the militia, participating in the Utah War and the Black Hawk War (Utah). When the church came under heavy government pressure for its practice of plural marriage, Winder held the church's assets to keep them from being seized by the federal government. He was a polygamist and had four wives and 20 children.
Winder was born to Richard and Sophia Collins Winder in Biddenden, England. He worked in several trades as a youth, settling into a position as a shoe and leather man in his twenties in London. There he married Ellen Walters in 1845. There also he was recruited to manage a shoe store in Liverpool.
In the shoe store, he discovered the LDS Church and joined as a member. In February 1853, he and his wife set out to Utah to join the church there. He traveled across the Atlantic Ocean, nearly succumbing to smallpox on the way. He then traveled via steamboat up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri, where he caught another boat leading up to Keokuk, Iowa. From there he traveled with a company of members heading towards Utah Territory under Joseph W. Young. They arrived on October 10, 1853.
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