John Ephraim Magleby
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1862 November 27
Mother
Gjertrud Marie Christiansen Roe
Father
Date Details
Occurred On 1862 November 27
Baptized by Hans Olsen Magleby
1871 July 6 (Age 8)
Married Jane Adam Warnock
1885 June 12 (Age 22)
Served in Australasian Mission
1885 June 30 – 1889 February 25 (Age 22) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
41st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Monroe, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F. D. Richards
Location Served
New Zealand; Waiapa and Bay of Islands Districts
Date Details
Started On 1885 June 30
Set Apart
On 1885 July 27
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1889 February 25
Departed from Field
On 1889 March 23
Arrived at Home
Images
New Zealand Mission group photo - Circa 1887
Served in New Zealand Mission
1898 October 11 – 1900 February 18 (Age 35) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was appointed to replace Ezra Thompson Stevenson as mission president.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
41st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
A. H. Lund
Date Details
Started On 1898 October 11
Set Apart
On 1899 November 19
Called
Ended On 1900 February 18
Released
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/niels-peter-westenskow-1872-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries in New Zealand
Called as President to New Zealand Mission
1900 February 18 – 1902 July 26 (Age 37) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
41st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Date Details
Started On 1900 February 18
Called
Ended On 1902 July 26
Released
On 1902 November 1
Arrived at Home
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-edward-taylor-1877-fs-4.jpg)
New Zealand Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Samoan/john-edward-taylor-1877-fs-2.jpg)
James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/E/william-benbow-erekson-2-1879-fs.jpg)
NZ missionaries
Called as President to New Zealand Mission
1928 March 1 – 1932 June 22 (Age 65) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Monroe, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Heber J. Grant
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1928 March 1
Set Apart
On 1928 March 3
Departed from Home
On 1928 March 25
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1932 June 22
Released
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/M/john-epraim-magelby-1-1862-fs.jpg)
President John Ephraim Magleby with Sister Jane Adam Magleby and daughter Louisa Magleby, 1928-1932
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/A/alma-golden-andrus-3-1899-fs.jpg)
NZ Mission conference at Nuhaka, 4 April 1931.
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/andrew-ammon-benson-1-1907-fs.jpg)
April 1929 Era article: Missionaries in New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/elijah-cecil-allen-2-1904-fs.jpg)
Mission Conference held in Ngaruawahia, 7 April 1928
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/B/ariel-smith-ballif-1-1901-fs.jpg)
President Ariel Smith Ballif at the Maori Agricultural College with N.Z. Mission Staff 1929
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/M/john-epraim-magelby-2-1862-fs.jpg)
President John Ephraim Magleby, NZ Mission President, 1930
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-h-jenkins-1-1886-fs.jpg)
New Zealand missionaries Ngaruawahia Hui Tau April 7 1928
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/james-weldon-webster-1908-fs-mj.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries 1928-1929
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/J/bernice-jacobs-3-1909-fs.jpg)
New Zealand missionaries, around 1930
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/jane-adam-warnock-1865-fs-1.jpg)
John Ephraim Magleby & Jane Adam Warnock - New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/QR/leland-p-roberts-3-1908-fs.jpg)
President Magleby, NZ Maori, Elders Webster and Roberts.1931
Died in Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States
1939 September 30 (Age 76)
Media
John Ephraim Magleby (1862 - 1939) Profile
New Zealand Mission group photo - Circa 1887
![Missionaries in New Zealand, Circa 1900](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/niels-peter-westenskow-1872-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries in New Zealand, Circa 1900
![New Zealand Mission, Circa 1901](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-edward-taylor-1877-fs-4.jpg)
New Zealand Mission, Circa 1901
![James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries, Circa 1902](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Samoan/john-edward-taylor-1877-fs-2.jpg)
James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries, Circa 1902
![NZ missionaries](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/E/william-benbow-erekson-2-1879-fs.jpg)
NZ missionaries
![President John Ephraim Magleby with Sister Jane Adam Magleby and daughter Louisa Magleby, 1928-1932](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/M/john-epraim-magelby-1-1862-fs.jpg)
President John Ephraim Magleby with Sister Jane Adam Magleby and daughter Louisa Magleby, 1928-1932
![NZ Mission conference at Nuhaka, 4 April 1931.](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/A/alma-golden-andrus-3-1899-fs.jpg)
NZ Mission conference at Nuhaka, 4 April 1931.
![April 1929 Era article: Missionaries in New Zealand](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/andrew-ammon-benson-1-1907-fs.jpg)
April 1929 Era article: Missionaries in New Zealand
![Mission Conference held in Ngaruawahia, 7 April 1928](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/elijah-cecil-allen-2-1904-fs.jpg)
Mission Conference held in Ngaruawahia, 7 April 1928
![President Ariel Smith Ballif at the Maori Agricultural College with N.Z. Mission Staff 1929](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/B/ariel-smith-ballif-1-1901-fs.jpg)
President Ariel Smith Ballif at the Maori Agricultural College with N.Z. Mission Staff 1929
![President John Ephraim Magleby, NZ Mission President, 1930](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/M/john-epraim-magelby-2-1862-fs.jpg)
President John Ephraim Magleby, NZ Mission President, 1930
![New Zealand missionaries Ngaruawahia Hui Tau April 7 1928](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/john-h-jenkins-1-1886-fs.jpg)
New Zealand missionaries Ngaruawahia Hui Tau April 7 1928
![New Zealand Missionaries 1928-1929](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/james-weldon-webster-1908-fs-mj.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries 1928-1929
![New Zealand missionaries, around 1930](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/J/bernice-jacobs-3-1909-fs.jpg)
New Zealand missionaries, around 1930
![John Ephraim Magleby & Jane Adam Warnock - New Zealand, Between 1928 March – 1932 June](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/jane-adam-warnock-1865-fs-1.jpg)
John Ephraim Magleby & Jane Adam Warnock - New Zealand, Between 1928 March – 1932 June
![President Magleby, NZ Maori, Elders Webster and Roberts.1931](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/QR/leland-p-roberts-3-1908-fs.jpg)
President Magleby, NZ Maori, Elders Webster and Roberts.1931