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18-808: Franklin Richards may refer to: Franklin D. Richards (Mormon apostle) (1821–1899), LDS Church apostle Franklin S. Richards (1849–1934), general counsel for the LDS Church in the late 19th century Franklin D. Richards (Mormon seventy) (1900–1987), former head of the U.S. Federal Housing Administration and a leader in the LDS Church Franklin Richards (character) , fictional Marvel Comics character, son of Reed Richards and Susan Storm See also [ edit ] Frank Richards (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

36-831: A member of the Twelve, Richards went to England, where he served as president of the British Mission and then as president of the European Mission. In these positions, Richards also served as editor of the Millennial Star and as director of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund 's operations in Europe. He helped compile the documents that are now part of the Pearl of Great Price while serving as

54-482: A mission president. From 1889 until his death, Richards was the church's twelfth official Church Historian . When Wilford Woodruff died on September 2, 1898, Snow succeeded him as church president . As the second apostle in seniority, Richards assumed the role of President of the Quorum of the Twelve. His term ended when he died fifteen months later. He was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve for more than 50 years,

72-662: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Franklin D. Richards (Mormon apostle) Franklin Dewey Richards (April 2, 1821 – December 9, 1899) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1849 until his death. He served as the quorum's president from 1898 until his death. He

90-578: Is named after Richards. Richards was born in Richmond, Massachusetts . He married Jane Snyder in Nauvoo, Illinois . After helping her and their children start on the Mormon exodus to the west in 1846, Richards and his brother, Samuel , departed on a mission to Great Britain. He served there as a missionary from 1846 to 1848, and on at least two more occasions, during the 1850s and 1860s. Lyman Wight

108-1179: The Primary Association . Another descendant, Kent F. Richards , also served as a general authority seventy and transcribed the collection of journals created by Franklin D. Richards. Charles C. Rich Rich was chosen and served as an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) under Brigham Young after the Church settled in Utah Territory . President Young asked Rich to open up San Bernardino, California , for settlement in 1850, and Bear Lake Valley , located in Utah and Idaho , in 1863. Rich founded many communities in Bear Lake Valley, including Paris , Montpelier , Fish Haven , Ovid , Georgetown , St. Charles , Bloomington , Bennington , Wardboro , Dingle , Glencoe and Pegram in Idaho, and Garden City , Meadowville, and Laketown in Utah. Rich

126-807: The Mormon period in 1836–38 in Caldwell County to have survived to this day. After the expulsion of the Latter Day Saints from Missouri, Rich settled in Nauvoo, Illinois , where he was made an original member of the Council of Fifty . He also served as a member of the Nauvoo High Council , and as Brigadier-General in the Nauvoo Legion . After the death of Joseph Smith , Rich followed the leadership of Brigham Young and

144-537: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, with his son, George F. Richards, and grandson, LeGrand Richards, also serving as church apostles. Another grandson, Franklin D. Richards became a church general authority , serving as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve and later as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy . A daughter of Richards, Josephine Richards West , was a counselor in the general presidency of

162-452: The longest tenure of any person who did not become the church's president. Richards suffered a stroke and paralysis in the autumn of 1899. He died peacefully in his home in Ogden, Utah , on December 9, 1899. The vacancy in the quorum created by his death was filled by Reed Smoot . The Richards family is only the third Latter-day Saint family in history with three consecutive generations in

180-411: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franklin_Richards&oldid=1171636409 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

198-481: The surviving Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . He and his family migrated to what became Utah with the main body of the church in 1847, leading a pioneer company that arrived October of that year. When Young and the other apostles returned that winter to Winter Quarters, Nebraska , Rich served as a counselor to John Smith , who presided over the early pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley . In October 1848, Rich

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216-718: The time of the Utah War . At the request of President Brigham Young, Charles C. Rich settled the Bear Lake (on the Utah–Idaho border) region and is the namesake of Rich County, Utah and St. Charles, ID. In the early 1860s, Rich served as president of the British Mission of the church. After suffering from paralysis , Rich died on November 17, 1883, in Paris, Idaho . He has been remembered as "a man of strength and great power of endurance." His granddaughter, Ada May Rich, became

234-436: The two never having met. Rich followed the church's principle of plural marriage , taking six wives and fathering a total of 51 children. In 1863, Rich led a party of early Mormons to colonize parts of southeastern Idaho, which at the time was thought to be part of Utah Territory . The communities of Paris and Geneva, Idaho , as well as some other neighboring towns, were under his direction. Rich had six slaves. Rich

252-532: Was a leader in Caldwell County, Missouri , and fought in the Battle of Crooked River . It was recorded that, during the battle, Rich "dropped his sword   ... and administered to wounded Apostle David W. Patten , then assuming command and winning the battle." Rich was also reported to have been shot "while carrying a flag of truce" around Far West, Missouri . His log house is the only structure from

270-484: Was born in on August 21, 1809, in Campbell County, Kentucky , to Joseph Rich and Nancy O'Neal. As an adult he reached six feet, 4 inches in height, and was considered a tall man for the time period. Rich was baptized into the early Latter Day Saint church on April 1, 1832, after having been taught by Lyman Wight in 1831. In 1838, Rich married Sarah D. Pea, whom he had previously proposed to by letter,

288-497: Was excommunicated from the church in December 1848 because he refused to join the church in the Salt Lake Valley . This left an opening in the Quorum of the Twelve. To fill the vacancy, and to bring the number of the quorum up to twelve, Richards was called and ordained as the fourth of four apostles on February 12, 1849. The other three apostles were Charles C. Rich , Lorenzo Snow , and Erastus Snow . A short time after his call as

306-543: Was made the president of the Salt Lake Stake . Brigham Young appointed Rich a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on February 12, 1849. Rich helped form a Latter-day Saint settlement in San Bernardino, California . However, this settlement attracted many people who wanted to avoid Young and other leaders of the LDS Church. The members who supported Young were asked to return to Utah in 1857 at

324-605: Was the nephew of apostle Willard Richards , one of two men who survived the mob attack at Carthage Jail that took the life of LDS Church founder, Joseph Smith and brother, Hyrum Smith . His son, George F. Richards , and grandson, LeGrand Richards , were both members of the quorum, while his son also served as president of the quorum from 1945 to 1950. Richards also served in the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1852 and 1856. Franklin County, Idaho ,

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