Members of the Council of Fifty prior to Joseph Smith’s death, as recorded by William Clayton.
- Type
- Meeting Minutes / Notes
- Hearsay
- Direct
- Reference
Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845, p. 286, The Joseph Smith Papers
- People
- Jedediah M. Grant, W. W. Phelps, Samuel James, Joseph W. Coolidge, Hyrum Smith, John D. Parker, Cornelius Peter Lott, Elias Smith, Philip B. Lewis, Brigham Young, James Emmett, George Miller, John Portineus Greene, Sidney Rigdon, Levi Richards, William Clayton, Uriah Brown, Orson Spencer, Lyman Wight, Samuel Bent, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, John M. Bernhisel, Ezra Thayer, John Smith, Benjamin F. Johnson, John Taylor, Newel K. Whitney, Almon Babbitt, George A. Smith, Joseph Fielding, Lucien Woodworth, Reynolds Cahoon, Joseph Smith, Jr., Peter Haws, Orson Hyde, Merinus G. Eaton, Amos Fielding, Alexander Badlam, Edward Bonney, Erastus Snow, Amasa Mason Lyman, David S. Hollister, William Smith, William Marks, David D. Yearsley, Willard Richards, Charles C. Rich, George J. Adams, Alpheus Cutler, Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, Orrin Porter Rockwell, Lorenzo D. Wasson
- Audience
- N/A
- Transcription
1 President Joseph Smith was the Standing Chairman born Decr. 25th. 1805
2 Samuel Bent Born July 19th. 1778
3 John Smith " July 16th. 1781
4 Alpheas Cutler " February 29th. 1784
5 Uriah Brown " May 9th. 1784
6 Reynolds Cahoon " April 30th. 1790
7 Ezra Thayer " October 14th. 1791
8 Wm. W. Phelps " February 17th. 1792
9 Amos Fielding "
10 Wm. Marks " November 15th. 1792
11 Sidney Rigdon born February 19th. 1793
12 John P. Green " September 3rd. 1793
13 George Miller " November 25th. 1794
14 Newel K. Whitney " February 5th. 1795
15 Peter Haws " February 17th. 1796
16 Lyman Wight " May 9th. 1796
17 Joseph Fielding " March 26th. 1797
18 Cornelius P. Lott " September 27th. 1798
19 Lucian Woodworth " April 3rd. 1799
20 Levi Richards " April 14th. 1799
21 John M. Bernhisel " June 23rd. 1799
22 John D. Parker " November 22nd. 1799
23 Hyrum Smith " February 9th. 1800
24 Brigham Young " June 1st. 1801
25 Heber C. Kimball " June 14th. 1801
26 Orson Spencer " March 14th. 1802
27 James Emmett " February 22nd. 1803
28 Philip B. Lewis " January 16th. 1804
29 Elias Smith born September 6th. 1804
30 Orson Hyde " January 8th. 1805
31 Samuel James "
32 Wilford Woodruff " March 1st. 1807
33 Parley P. Pratt " April 12th. 1807
34 Edward Bonney " August 26th. 1807
35 David D. Yearsley " March 3rd. 1808
36 David S. Hollister " June 4th. 1808
37 John Taylor " November 1st. 1808
38 Alexander Badlam " November 28. 1808
39 Charles C. Rich " August 21st. 1809
40 George J. Adams " November 7th. 1810
41 Wm. Smith " March 13th. 1811
42 Orson Pratt " September 19th. 1811
43 Merinus G. Eaton " March 22nd. 1812
44 Alman W. Babbit " October 20th. 1812
45 Amasa Lyman " March 30th. 1813
46 Joseph W. Coolidge born May 31st. 1814
47 Orrin P. Rockwell " June 16th. 1814
48 Jedidiah M. Grant — " — February 21st. 1816
49 George A. Smith — " — June 26th. 1817
50 Erastus Snow " — November 9th. 1818
51 Lorenzo D. Wasson " March 31st. 1819
52 Benjamin F. Johnson — " — July 28th. 1818
53 Wm. Clayton, Clerk " July 17th. 1814
54 Willard Richards Recorder — " — June 24th.— 1804
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