John W. Taylor (Mormon)
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| May 15, 1884 – April 1905 | |
| End reason | Resigned from Quorum in opposition to church's stance against plural marriage |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| May 15, 1884 – March 28, 1911 | |
| Reason | Death of Charles C. Rich |
| End reason | Excommunicated for opposition to church's stance against plural marriage |
| Reorganization at end of term |
No apostles ordained |
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| Born |
John Whittaker Taylor May 15, 1858 Provo, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | October 10, 1916 (aged 58) Forest Dale, Utah, United States |
| Cause of death | Stomach cancer |
| Resting place |
Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
| Spouse(s) | 6 |
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John Taylor Sophia Whitaker |
John Whitaker Taylor (May 15, 1858 – October 10, 1916) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was the son of John Taylor, the third president of the church. While he was an apostle, Taylor was excommunicated from the LDS Church for opposing the church's abandonment of plural marriage.
John W. Taylor was born in Provo, Utah Territory, while his parents John Taylor and Sophia Whitaker were taking shelter there, along with other church members, during the Utah War. He married May Leona Rich (daughter of John Taylor Rich and Agnes Young) on October 19, 1882, and moved to Cassia County, Idaho, to ranch. As a practitioner of plural marriage, Taylor later married Nellie Todd, Janet Maria Wooley, Eliza Roxie Welling, Rhoda Welling, and Ellen Georgina Sandberg. He also worked as a county clerk and a newspaper editor.
Taylor's son Samuel W. Taylor became his biographer and a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction.
In the LDS Church, Taylor was ordained as a deacon around 1872 and as a teacher in 1874. He also served as missionary in the United States, Canada, and England. Taylor was asked to be an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the church by his father. He was ordained on May 15, 1884, his 26th birthday.
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