Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Council of Fifty, historical literature, Utah elections, political committee
College
Religious Education
Department
Church History and Doctrine
Abstract
In the Council of Fifty’s earliest years and in its last years, it appears that within the Council of Fifty there was an executive body of seven men. In historical literature, the only references to the Utah group of seven are D. Michael Quinn’s two citations of Council of Fifty member (and Apostle) Franklin D. Richards’ journal. On 23 June 1882, Richards recorded the following in his journal: 2 Sessions in Council of the Kingdom Committees were appointed to see after Election affairs in Idaho Territory in Nevada State-and seven John Sharp, W[illia]m Jennings, W[illiam Henry] Hooper R[obert] T[aylor] Burton, J[ohn] R[ex] Winder, A[ngus] M[unn] Cannon & Moses Thatcher-for an executive committee to meet the Commissioners with lists of names from each county for Registration of officers, Judges of Elections & any & all other duties.
Recommended Citation
Ashurst-McGee, Mark R.
(2014)
"THE COMMITTEE OF SEVEN AND IT’s MEMBERS,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 1322.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/1322