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Orson Douglas Romney
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1860 August 15
Mother
Father
Date Details
Occurred On 1860 August 15
Baptized by Mark Lindsay
1868 August (Age 7)
Married Emma Frances Phillips
1884 September 4 (Age 24)
Served in Australasian Mission
1888 October 9 – 1891 October 24 (Age 28) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
Bay of Islands, Whangaroa, and Waipu Districts, New Zealand
Date Details
Started On 1888 October 9
Set Apart
On 1888 November 11
Departed from Home
On 1888 December 9
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1891 October 24
Arrived at Home
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/Ezra-Stevenson-1889-NZ-Missionaries-FS.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries, Australasian Mission, in front of Maori wharenui, April 10, 1889
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/orson-douglas-romney-1860-fs-2.jpg)
Nephi Young Schofield and his brother-in-law, Orson Douglas Romney
Called as President to New Zealand Mission
1911 February 10 – 1914 January 12 (Age 50) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
13th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Set Apart By
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1911 February 10
Set Apart
On 1911 March 26
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1914 January 12
Released
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/QR/Romney, Orson - PH 3311_f0001_i0007_00001.jpg)
President O. D. Romney
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/george-albert-garner-1886-fs-6.jpg)
Missionaries at the Awapuni Hui, New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/daniel-george-seegmiller-1891-fs-1.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/emma-frances-phillips-1862-fs-1.jpeg)
President Orson Douglas Romney and his family in New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/emma-frances-phillips-1862-fs-2.png)
Missionaries in New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/fuller-rasmussen-remington-1891-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries with Wesley J. Beck in New Zealand
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/orson-douglas-romney-jr-1892-fs-2.png)
Missionary Photo Taken in Sydney, Australia
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/albert-lester-francom-1887-fs-4.jpg)
Te Hauke, New Zealand Conference
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/orson-douglas-romney-1860-fs-1.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/ezra-adams-ricks-1892-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries Serving Under Orson Douglas Romney in NZ
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1941 June 16 (Age 80)
Media
![Orson Douglass Romney (1860 - 1941) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/QR/Orson-Douglas-Romney-1889-NZ.jpg)
Orson Douglass Romney (1860 - 1941) Profile
![New Zealand Missionaries, Australasian Mission, in front of Maori wharenui, April 10, 1889](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/Ezra-Stevenson-1889-NZ-Missionaries-FS.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries, Australasian Mission, in front of Maori wharenui, April 10, 1889
![Nephi Young Schofield and his brother-in-law, Orson Douglas Romney, Circa 1888](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/orson-douglas-romney-1860-fs-2.jpg)
Nephi Young Schofield and his brother-in-law, Orson Douglas Romney, Circa 1888
![President O. D. Romney](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/QR/Romney, Orson - PH 3311_f0001_i0007_00001.jpg)
President O. D. Romney
![Missionaries at the Awapuni Hui, New Zealand, 1912 April](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/george-albert-garner-1886-fs-6.jpg)
Missionaries at the Awapuni Hui, New Zealand, 1912 April
![New Zealand Missionaries, Between 1910 – 1912](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/daniel-george-seegmiller-1891-fs-1.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries, Between 1910 – 1912
![President Orson Douglas Romney and his family in New Zealand](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/emma-frances-phillips-1862-fs-1.jpeg)
President Orson Douglas Romney and his family in New Zealand
![Missionaries in New Zealand, Between 1912 – 1913](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/emma-frances-phillips-1862-fs-2.png)
Missionaries in New Zealand, Between 1912 – 1913
![Missionaries with Wesley J. Beck in New Zealand, Between 1912 – 1913](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/fuller-rasmussen-remington-1891-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries with Wesley J. Beck in New Zealand, Between 1912 – 1913
![Missionary Photo Taken in Sydney, Australia, Circa 1911](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/orson-douglas-romney-jr-1892-fs-2.png)
Missionary Photo Taken in Sydney, Australia, Circa 1911
![Te Hauke, New Zealand Conference, 1911](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/albert-lester-francom-1887-fs-4.jpg)
Te Hauke, New Zealand Conference, 1911
![New Zealand Missionaries, Between 1911 – 1914](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/orson-douglas-romney-1860-fs-1.jpg)
New Zealand Missionaries, Between 1911 – 1914
![Missionaries Serving Under Orson Douglas Romney in NZ](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/new zealand/ezra-adams-ricks-1892-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries Serving Under Orson Douglas Romney in NZ