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George Albert Smith
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
This article is about the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For others of the same name, see George Albert Smith (disambiguation).
| George Albert Smith | ||
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1945 (1945-05-21) – April 4, 1951 (1951-04-04) | ||
| Predecessor | Heber J. Grant | |
| Successor | David O. McKay | |
| June 21, 1943 (1943-06-21) – May 21, 1945 (1945-05-21) | ||
| Predecessor | Rudger Clawson | |
| Successor | George F. Richards | |
| End reason | Became President of the Church | |
| October 8, 1903 (1903-10-08) – May 21, 1945 (1945-05-21) | ||
| Called by | Joseph F. Smith | |
| End reason | Became President of the Church | |
| October 8, 1903 (1903-10-08) – April 4, 1951 (1951-04-04) | ||
| Called by | Joseph F. Smith | |
| Reason | Death of Brigham Young Jr. | |
| Reorganization at end of term | Marion G. Romney ordained | |
| Born | (18
British filmmaker, inventor George Albert Smith is one of the most important figures in Victorian cinema. He was born on 4 January 1864 in London. After the death of his father, his mother moved the family to Brighton where she would run a boarding house on Grand Parade. In the early 1880s Smith began to perform in small Brighton halls as a hypnotist. From 1882 Smith and his new partner, Douglas Blackburn, developed a 'second sight act' (the assistant hides an object in the theatre and then the performer, blindfolded, leads him to it) and feats of 'muscle-reading' (the performer transmits to the blindfolded 'medium' on the stage the identity of objects selected by the audience). Successful shows were staged at the Brighton Aquarium. Smith would claim that genuine telepathy was practised but Blackburn would later admit that the act was a hoax. However, representatives of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) did believe that Smith and Blackburn had the gift of true 'Thought Reading'. Smith became closely involved with the Society's activities by becoming the private secretar
WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)BIOGRAPHYGeorge Albert Smith (commonly known as George A. Smith to distinguish him from his grandson of the same name) was an early leader in the Latter-day Saint movement.Smith was born June 26, 1817 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York. He was the son of John Smith and Clarissa Lyman, and a cousin of Mormon church founder, Joseph Smith Jr. On April 26, 1839, George A. Smith was ordained an Apostle and became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church. Smith led a company of 118 volunteers and about 30 families to establish a colony near the Little Salt Lake in Iron County. They arrived at Centre Creek, 265 miles from Salt Lake City, on January 13, 1851. Under direction from the General Assembly of Deseret, the group organized the political entity of Iron County and elected Smith as chief justice. During the winter of 1850-51, the settlers constructed a fort enclosing homes, a meeting house, a school, and a watch tower. They named their community Parowan. Smith taught Copyright ©giglard.pages.dev 2025 | |