Orson F. Whitney
PersonMaleRID: PER-6GCG5XN
Other Names
Orson Ferguson Whitney
Born
On 1855 July 1
Died
On 1931 May 16
Birthplace
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Death Place
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1855 July 1
Relationships
Father
Horace Kimball Whitney
Mother
Helen Mar Kimball
Baptism
1866 July (Age 11)
Performed By
David P Kimball
Set Apart as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1876 October 9 – 1878 April 1 (Age 21)
1876 October 9 – 1878 April 1 (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended 1878 April 1
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Eastern States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
C C Rich
Media
Set Apart as Missionary
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Mission
1878 (Age 22)
1878 (Age 22)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
End Date Not Found
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Mission Qualifier
Other
Set Apart as Missionary
British Mission
1881 October 10 – 1883 July 7 (Age 26)
1881 October 10 – 1883 July 7 (Age 26)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended 1883 July 7
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Bishop
Location Served
Great Britain
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
W Woodruff
Married to Mary Minerva Wells
1888 July 24 (Age 33)
Sustained as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1906 April 8 – 1931 May 16 (Age 50)
1906 April 8 – 1931 May 16 (Age 50)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended 1931 May 16
Died in Position
Set Apart as Mission President
British Mission
1921 May 19 – 1922 November 16 (Age 65)
1921 May 19 – 1922 November 16 (Age 65)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended 1922 November 16
Released
Additional Dates
On 1921 May 24
Departed from Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
European Mission
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
President Heber J Grant
Notes
Served as president of the European Mission, 1921-1922.
Mission Companionship
Mary Minerva Wells (65)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1931 May 16 (Age 75)