Northern States
The mission was originally organized as the Northwestern States Mission on 6 May 1878 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The mission name changed to the Northern States Mission on 20 July 1889.
Not to be confused with the Northwestern States Mission organized on 26 July 1897 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
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Organized as the Northwestern States Mission on 6 May 1878 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Cyrus Hubbard Wheelock Called as President
Mission Founded
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On 20 July 1889, the Northwestern States Mission was renamed the Northern States Mission.
In January 1888, Dennison E. Harris was appointed pro tempore mission president due to the poor health of William M. Palmer. Palmer remained in an advisory position until his official release in July 1889.
William Moroni Palmer Called as President
John Edge Booth Called as President
Dennison Emer Harris Called as President
Charles William Stayner Called as President
Joshua Ruben Clark Called as President
Samuel George Spencer Called as President
Louis A Kelsch Called as President
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The mission home was located at 635 West Adams St., Chicago, Illinois.
On 1 November 1900, the state of Missouri was removed from the mission and added to the boundaries of the Southwestern States Mission while the states of Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota were added to the Colorado Mission.
Walter Clisbee Lyman Called as President
Asahel Hart Woodruff Called as President
German Edgar Ellsworth Called as President
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The mission home was located at 2555 N. Sawyer Ave., Chicago, Illinois.
On 1 August 1919, the province of Manitoba was transferred to the new Canadian Mission.
Winslow Farr Smith Called as President
John Harris Taylor Called as President
Noah Seander Pond Called as President
George Samuel Romney Called as President
Bryant Stringham Hinckley Called as President
