Wilford Woodruff

Religious Leader

Birthday March 1, 1807

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Farmington, CT

DEATH DATE Sep 2, 1898 (91)

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About

The fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1889 until his death whose diaries gave a record of their history.

Before Fame

He liked to fly fish and learned in England.

Trivia

Under his leadership, the church no longer supported plural marriage, a practice the church had condoned since its inception.

Family Life

Child of Aphek and Beulah Woodruff with eight siblings.

Associated With

Brigham Young and he were both leaders of the Latter-day Saints.