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(2024-08-01)">broken anchor</span></a></i>]</sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">October 8, 1862<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1862-10-08</span>)</span> – February 18, 1883<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1883-02-18</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Called by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1814-09-07</span>)</span>September 7, 1814<br /><a href="/wiki/Canaan,_New_York" title="Canaan, New York">Canaan, New York</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">February 18, 1883<span style="display:none">(1883-02-18)</span> (aged 68)<br /><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Territory" title="Utah Territory">Utah Territory</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Resting place</span></th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_Cemetery" title="Salt Lake City Cemetery">Salt Lake City Cemetery</a><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span 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Caisa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">25 to 28</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data">Losee Van Cott<br />Lovinia Jemima Pratt</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 #aaaaaa; text-align:left"><div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Christus_statue_temple_square_salt_lake_city.jpg/32px-Christus_statue_temple_square_salt_lake_city.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1067" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Latter_Day_Saint_movement" title="Portal:Latter Day Saint movement">LDS movement portal</a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Van Cott</b> (September 7, 1814 – February 18, 1883) was a prominent member of <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> serving as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Quorums_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Quorums of the Seventy">Quorum of the Seventy</a>, as one of the <a href="/wiki/Quorums_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Quorums of the Seventy">Seven Presidents of the Seventy</a>, and also as <a href="/wiki/Mission_president" title="Mission president">president</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scandinavia" title="Scandinavia">Scandinavian</a> <a href="/wiki/Mission_(LDS_Church)" title="Mission (LDS Church)">Mission</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_conversion">Early life and conversion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and conversion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>John Van Cott was descended from a Dutch settler named Claes Cornelissen Van Cott who came from <a href="/wiki/Holland" title="Holland">Holland</a> to what is now New York [Nieuw Amsterdam] in 1662. His father died of consumption when John was 10 years old. He first heard of <a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Mormon" class="mw-redirect" title="The Book of Mormon">The Book of Mormon</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)">Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints</a> from his cousin LDS Apostle <a href="/wiki/Parley_P._Pratt" title="Parley P. Pratt">Parley P. Pratt</a> who was seven years his senior. (John's mother, Lovina Pratt and Parley's father, Jared, were siblings.) Some accounts put this first introduction as early as 1833 but, unlike his cousin, he did not join for some time. In 1835 he married Lucy Sackett and they had four children in <a href="/wiki/Canaan,_New_York" title="Canaan, New York">Canaan, New York</a>. There is some disagreement regarding whether their family name links to a famous old Van Cats family of Holland. While some claim no official proof of the connection, and assert there has been no acceptance of any claims of the connection between these two different family names made by any Dutch officials, there is ample genealogical work to demonstrate a reasonable connection through Claes Van Cats, who emigrated to America in 1652 as a boy. Claes Van Cats subsequently married Catalyn Jans in 1670. Their line continued through Johannes Van Cats (1674) to Nicolaes Van Cats (1715) and on to Johannes (John) Van Cott (baptized 1747), finally arriving at Losee Van Cott, John Van Cott's father. The Van Cott line can be traced back from Claes to the first Lord Giselbert Van Welle, Lord Van Cats, who was born about the year 1060.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1843, Lucy joined the Latter Day Saint church. Historical material is somewhat sketchy here as most sources say that Van Cott himself was baptized by Pratt in <a href="/wiki/Nauvoo,_Illinois" title="Nauvoo, Illinois">Nauvoo</a> in 1844 or 45, but others imply that the family moved to Nauvoo after he was baptized. Records are consistent in saying that the family was in Nauvoo in 1846 and stayed for a time at Pratt's home and that Van Cott donated about $400 towards the completion of the <a href="/wiki/Nauvoo_Temple" title="Nauvoo Temple">Nauvoo Temple</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pioneer_and_church_servant">Pioneer and church servant</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pioneer and church servant"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The winter of 1846 was spent at Winter Quarters, where Van Cott became well acquainted with <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a>. According to historical records, he was chosen to be a bishop at this time to watch after the families of men who had joined the <a href="/wiki/Mormon_Battalion" title="Mormon Battalion">Mormon Battalion</a>. He was ordained a Seventy on February 25, 1847. </p><p>As a <a href="/wiki/Mormon_pioneer" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon pioneer">Mormon pioneer</a>, John made the "trip across the plains" multiple times. In 1847 he, his wife, two children (their two other children died in New York), and 59-year-old mother traveled with the <a href="/wiki/Mormon_pioneer" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon pioneer">Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company</a>, wherein John was appointed to be a "captain of 10" and a marshal. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on September 25. </p><p>After arriving in the valley, at the behest of Young, Van Cott went back out on the trail to assist other companies who were having difficulties. He assisted in the exploration of the new land. He was chosen to be the first marshal of Salt Lake City. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Van_Cott_Old.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/John_Van_Cott_Old.jpg/220px-John_Van_Cott_Old.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="279" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/John_Van_Cott_Old.jpg/330px-John_Van_Cott_Old.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/John_Van_Cott_Old.jpg 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>John Van Cott in his older years</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1852 Van Cott began a four-year assignment as the <a href="/wiki/Mission_president" title="Mission president">president</a> of the Scandinavia <a href="/wiki/Missions_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Missions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Mission</a>, headquartered in Denmark. He was called to the same assignment again in 1859 and served for two-and-a-half years. He became proficient in Danish as a result of his work there. </p><p>On the journey home to Utah, Van Cott led a group of church members from Scandinavia to the United States aboard the ship <i>Waldemar</i>, and then on the journey across the midwest to Salt Lake. He is listed as being the President of the Madsen and Liljenquist companies, leading a group of Scandinavian Saints to Salt Lake in July–Sept 1862. This may be the same group he led on the <i>Waldemar</i>, but further information is needed. </p><p>In 1862 Van Cott was sustained as one of the Seven Presidents of the Seventy. The following year, he was elected to the first of four terms in the House of Representatives of the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Territorial_Legislative_Assembly" title="Utah Territorial Legislative Assembly">Utah territorial legislature</a>. He died at his home a short distance south of Salt Lake City, February 18, 1883, after a lingering illness of several months. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like several church leaders of his time, John Van Cott was instructed to practice <a href="/wiki/Plural_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Plural marriage">plural marriage</a>. He had five wives and 28 children. His first child was born in 1838, his last in 1878. Some did not live to see adulthood, while others did; some became prominent members of their communities. He has thousands of descendants. </p><p>His wives and children: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lucy_Lavina_Sackett">Lucy Lavina Sackett</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lucy Lavina Sackett"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>July 17, 1815, Stephentown, Columbia, New York – January 31, 1902, Salt Lake City, Utah; married September 15, 1835 </p> <ul><li>Martha Van Cott (February 29, 1838 [sic], Canaan, Columbia, New York – March 25, 1908, Salt Lake City), married William Price</li> <li>Lucy Van Cott (December 16, 1839, Canaan, Columbia, New York – September 9, 1843, Canaan, Columbia, New York), buried near her brother, John Losee Van Cott, and their grandfather, Losee Van Cott</li> <li>John Losee Van Cott (January 16, 1842, Canaan, Columbia, New York – November 6, 1843, Canaan, Columbia, New York), buried there near the Van Cott family farm</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Van_Cott" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary Van Cott">Mary Van Cott</a> (February 2, 1844, Elmira, New York – January 15, 1884, Salt Lake City), married James Cobb, <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a></li> <li>Losee Van Cott (August 23, 1847, Independence Rock, Natrona, Wyoming – March 18, 1851, Salt Lake City)</li> <li>Fannie Van Cott (April 18, 1850, Salt Lake City – December 21, 1930, Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua Mexico), married Alexander Findlay MacDonald</li> <li>Byron Van Cott (March 2, 1852, Salt Lake City – November 19, 1853, Salt Lake City)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jemima_Morris">Jemima Morris</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Jemima Morris"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>August 4, 1831, North Coleford, Gloucestershire, England – March 23, 1851, Salt Lake City; married May 2, 1849 </p> <ul><li>Morris Van Cott (March 14, 1851, Salt Lake City – March 16, 1851, Salt Lake City)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Caroline_Amelia_Pratt">Caroline Amelia Pratt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Caroline Amelia Pratt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>January 20, 1840, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan – October 10, 1915, Salt Lake City; married February 12, 1857 </p> <ul><li>Orson Van Cott (April 21, 1859, Salt Lake City – May 8, 1859, Salt Lake City)</li> <li>Anson Van Cott (April 21, 1859, Salt Lake City – April 21, 1859, Salt Lake City)</li> <li>Viola Van Cott (June 19, 1860, Salt Lake City – May 17, 1931, Salt Lake City), married Niels Joseph Madsen</li> <li>Oscar Van Cott (September 17, 1863, Salt Lake City – June 9, 1955, Salt Lake City), married Ida Quayle</li> <li>Marlon Van Cott (October 10, 1867, Salt Lake City – July 29, 1941, Salt Lake City), married Sarah Ellen Gabbott, Sarah Jane Ottenger Rust</li> <li>Ray Van Cott (October 27, 1869, Salt Lake City – March 18, 1944), married Ida Moyle</li> <li>Harold Van Cott (July 8, 1873, Salt Lake City – May 15, 1934), married Ella McAllister Sheets</li> <li>Edith Van Cott (March 25, 1875, Salt Lake City – February 22, 1941, Los Angeles, California), married Ezra Thompson Palmer</li> <li>Lavinia Van Cott (January 15, 1877, Salt Lake City – October 27, 1964, Salt Lake City), married Joseph Alfred White</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Laura_Christina_Petra_Lund">Laura Christina Petra Lund</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Laura Christina Petra Lund"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>February 27, 1843, Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark – December 1, 1913, Salt Lake City; married February 12, 1857 </p> <ul><li>Agnes Van Cott (May 9, 1858, Salt Lake City – January 6, 1859, Salt Lake City)</li> <li>Waldemar Van Cott (December 11, 1859, Salt Lake City – January 15, 1940, Salt Lake City), married Ella Catherine Quayle</li> <li>Frank Victor Van Cott (August 7, 1863, Salt Lake City – August 17, 1938, Salt Lake City), married Annie Mary Anderson</li> <li>Lucy May Van Cott (May 5, 1869, Salt Lake City – September 28, 1958)</li> <li>Roy Van Cott (January 12, 1872, Salt Lake City – 1876)</li> <li>Ernest Van Cott (December 18, 1875, Salt Lake City – August 27, 1924), married May Siddoway</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Caroline_Lena_Caisa_Erickson">Caroline Lena Caisa Erickson</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Caroline Lena Caisa Erickson"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>June 27, 1833, Brevik, Skaraborg, Sweden – November 14, 1901, Salt Lake City; married November 22, 1862 </p> <ul><li>Selma Van Cott (November 12, 1863, Salt Lake City – December 5, 1935, Salt Lake City), married <a href="/wiki/William_Whitaker_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="William Whitaker Taylor">William Whitaker Taylor</a> (son of <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Latter_Day_Saints)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Taylor (Latter Day Saints)">John Taylor</a>), Lehi Pratt</li> <li>Nephi Van Cott (February 25, 1865, Salt Lake City – September 18, 1865, Salt Lake City)</li> <li>Albert Van Cott (December 25, 1868, Salt Lake City – November 10, 1959, Salt Lake City), married Margaret Burns South</li> <li>Olive (or Olivia) Van Cott (April 27, 1875, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah – August 27, 1935, Salt Lake City), married Thomas Stafford Davis</li> <li>Enoch Van Cott (January 7, 1878, Salt Lake City – August 12, 1952), married Clara Harriet Bailey</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lavina_Jemima_Pratt_Van_Cott.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lavina Jemima Pratt Van Cott, John Van Cott's mother, 1787–1878"><img alt="Lavina Jemima Pratt Van Cott, John Van Cott's mother, 1787–1878" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Lavina_Jemima_Pratt_Van_Cott.jpg/84px-Lavina_Jemima_Pratt_Van_Cott.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Lavina_Jemima_Pratt_Van_Cott.jpg/125px-Lavina_Jemima_Pratt_Van_Cott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Lavina_Jemima_Pratt_Van_Cott.jpg/167px-Lavina_Jemima_Pratt_Van_Cott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lavina Jemima Pratt Van Cott, John Van Cott's mother, 1787–1878</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lucy_Lavina_Sackett_Van_Cott.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lucy Sackett, Wife of John Van Cott, 1815–1902"><img alt="Lucy Sackett, Wife of John Van Cott, 1815–1902" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lucy_Lavina_Sackett_Van_Cott.jpg/120px-Lucy_Lavina_Sackett_Van_Cott.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lucy_Lavina_Sackett_Van_Cott.jpg/180px-Lucy_Lavina_Sackett_Van_Cott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lucy_Lavina_Sackett_Van_Cott.jpg/240px-Lucy_Lavina_Sackett_Van_Cott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="463" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lucy Sackett, Wife of John Van Cott, 1815–1902</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jemima_Morris_Van_Cott.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jemima Morris, Wife of John Van Cott, 1831–1851"><img alt="Jemima Morris, Wife of John Van Cott, 1831–1851" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Jemima_Morris_Van_Cott.jpg/82px-Jemima_Morris_Van_Cott.jpg" decoding="async" width="82" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Jemima_Morris_Van_Cott.jpg/123px-Jemima_Morris_Van_Cott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Jemima_Morris_Van_Cott.jpg/164px-Jemima_Morris_Van_Cott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="328" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jemima Morris, Wife of John Van Cott, 1831–1851</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mary_Van_Cott_Young.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mary Van Cott, daughter of John and Lucy Van Cott, 1844–1884"><img alt="Mary Van Cott, daughter of John and Lucy Van Cott, 1844–1884" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Mary_Van_Cott_Young.jpg/73px-Mary_Van_Cott_Young.jpg" decoding="async" width="73" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Mary_Van_Cott_Young.jpg/110px-Mary_Van_Cott_Young.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Mary_Van_Cott_Young.jpg/147px-Mary_Van_Cott_Young.jpg 2x" data-file-width="294" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Mary Van Cott, daughter of John and Lucy Van Cott, 1844–1884</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fannie_Van_Cott.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fannie Van Cott, daughter of John and Lucy Van Cott, 1850–1930"><img alt="Fannie Van Cott, daughter of John and Lucy Van Cott, 1850–1930" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Fannie_Van_Cott.jpg/77px-Fannie_Van_Cott.jpg" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Fannie_Van_Cott.jpg/116px-Fannie_Van_Cott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Fannie_Van_Cott.jpg/155px-Fannie_Van_Cott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="169" data-file-height="262" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fannie Van Cott, daughter of John and Lucy Van Cott, 1850–1930</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Van_Cott.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Frank Van Cott, son of John and Laura Van Cott, August 7, 1863 – August 17, 1938"><img alt="Frank Van Cott, son of John and Laura Van Cott, August 7, 1863 – August 17, 1938" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Frank_Van_Cott.jpg/101px-Frank_Van_Cott.jpg" decoding="async" width="101" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Frank_Van_Cott.jpg/151px-Frank_Van_Cott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Frank_Van_Cott.jpg/202px-Frank_Van_Cott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Frank Van Cott, son of John and Laura Van Cott, August 7, 1863 – August 17, 1938</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ernest_Van_Cott.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ernest Van Cott, son of John and Laura Van Cott, December 18, 1875 – August 27, 1924. Prominent Salt Lake City doctor."><img alt="Ernest Van Cott, son of John and Laura Van Cott, December 18, 1875 – August 27, 1924. Prominent Salt Lake City doctor." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Ernest_Van_Cott.jpg/80px-Ernest_Van_Cott.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Ernest_Van_Cott.jpg/119px-Ernest_Van_Cott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Ernest_Van_Cott.jpg/159px-Ernest_Van_Cott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ernest Van Cott, son of John and Laura Van Cott, December 18, 1875 – August 27, 1924. Prominent Salt Lake City doctor.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_People_named_John_Van_Cott">Other People named John Van Cott</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other People named John Van Cott"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>According to historical records, a John Van Cott was "elected" a fireman in Brooklyn, NY on April 1, 1788. He held the post for 3 years. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.panix.com/~cassidy/stilesv3/v3part6/600.html">See this external link</a></li> <li>John Waldemar Van Cott, a grandson of John Van Cott was a professor at <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a> and an author; among his books is "Utah Place Names."</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFde_Boer" class="citation web cs1">de Boer, L.P. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=418558&disp=Van+Cotts+in+the+old+world+and+new">"John van Cott Genealogy 1060-1883 : the Van Cats family in The Netherlands and in New Netherlands"</a>. <i>Family Search</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 April</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Family+Search&rft.atitle=John+van+Cott+Genealogy+1060-1883+%3A+the+Van+Cats+family+in+The+Netherlands+and+in+New+Netherlands&rft.aulast=de+Boer&rft.aufirst=L.P.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Feng%2Flibrary%2Ffhlcatalog%2Fsupermainframeset.asp%3Fdisplay%3Dtitledetails%26titleno%3D418558%26disp%3DVan%2BCotts%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bold%2Bworld%2Band%2Bnew&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Van+Cott" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Cott&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/shist.htm">Brief History of the Scandinavian Mission</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/john-van-cott/">John Van Cot's diary</a> from at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sites.lib.byu.edu/sc/">L. Tom Perry Special Collections</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040630031942/http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneerdetails/0,15791,4018-1-998,00.html">Mormon Pioneers Overland Travel Directory: John Van Cott</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/lhg/lhg051/67026230.html">Van Cott book at the library of Congress</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://genmayle.com/gen/showhistory.php?docID=2&PHPSESSID=69efeb01efb22cc8830ae0c5a4ea31c3">A narrative of the journey from Scandinavia to America by a passenger in the company of Van Cott</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070311025217/http://genmayle.com/gen/showhistory.php?docID=2&PHPSESSID=feac83c964013714b9ba42bee46f2d5f">Archived</a> 2007-03-11 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030429160852/http://www.signaturebooks.com/excerpts/rescue.htm">Excerpt of a book about rescuing some stranded handcart companies, Van Cott was part of the rescue.</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mosesclawson.com/showdocument.asp?q=16&p=1">John Van Cott chosen as a Bishop</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/letters.htm">A letter written to John Van Cott about the Scandinavian saints crossing the plains in America</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.barkerdavis.org/FamilyHistory/barkerdav/pafg04.htm#223">He is number 14 on this family history chart</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070927122723/http://www.barkerdavis.org/FamilyHistory/barkerdav/pafg04.htm#223">Archived</a> 2007-09-27 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archives.lib.byu.edu/agents/people/7514">Materials relating to John Van Cott</a> at the <a href="/wiki/L._Tom_Perry_Special_Collections" class="mw-redirect" title="L. 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Adams">Adams</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Almon_W._Babbitt" title="Almon W. Babbitt">Babbitt</a> (1844–56)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Badlam" title="Alexander Badlam">Badlam</a> (1844–45, 1851–68)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezra_T._Benson" title="Ezra T. Benson">Benson</a> (1846–69)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Bent" title="Samuel Bent">Bent</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Milton_Bernhisel" title="John Milton Bernhisel">Bernhisel</a> (1844–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Bonney" title="Edward Bonney">Bonney</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uriah_Brown_(inventor)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uriah Brown (inventor) (page does not exist)">Brown</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Budge" title="William Budge">Budge</a> (1882–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bullock_(Mormon)" title="Thomas Bullock (Mormon)">Bullock</a> (1846–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Burton" title="Robert T. Burton">Burton</a> (1867–1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_Cahoon" title="Reynolds Cahoon">Cahoon</a> (1844–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Caine" title="John T. Caine">Caine</a> (1881–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_H._Cannon" title="Abraham H. Cannon">A. H. Cannon</a> (1884–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_M._Cannon" title="Angus M. Cannon">A. M. Cannon</a> (1880–1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Q._Cannon" title="George Q. Cannon">G. Q. Cannon</a> (1867–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Q._Cannon" title="John Q. Cannon">J. Q. Cannon</a> (1884–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Carrington" title="Albert Carrington">Carrington</a> (1845–89)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiram_B._Clawson" title="Hiram B. Clawson">Clawson</a> (1882–1912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Clayton_(Mormon)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Clayton (Mormon)">Clayton</a> (1844–79)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeter_Clinton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeter Clinton (page does not exist)">Clinton</a> (1867–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_W._Cluff" title="William W. Cluff">Cluff</a> (1880–1915)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_W._Coolidge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph W. Coolidge (page does not exist)">Coolidge</a> (1844–48)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cott</a> (1880–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpheus_Cutler" title="Alpheus Cutler">Cutler</a> (1844–49)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lewis_Dana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lewis Dana (page does not exist)">Dana</a> (1845–48)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cyrus_Daniels&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cyrus Daniels (page does not exist)">Daniels</a> (1845–46)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Dunham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Dunham (page does not exist)">Dunham</a> (1845)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marenus_G._Eaton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marenus G. Eaton (page does not exist)">Eaton</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_S._Eldredge" title="Horace S. Eldredge">Eldredge</a> (1848–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Emmett" title="James Emmett">Emmett</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Farnham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John W. Farnham (page does not exist)">Farnham</a> (1845–?)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorin_Farr" title="Lorin Farr">Farr</a> (1880–1909)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amos_Fielding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amos Fielding (page does not exist)">A. Fielding</a> (1844–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Fielding" title="Joseph Fielding">J. Fielding</a> (1844–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucian_R._Foster" title="Lucian R. Foster">Foster</a> (1845–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Fullmer" title="David Fullmer">D. Fullmer</a> (1845–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_S._Fullmer" title="John S. Fullmer">J. S. Fullmer</a> (1845–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_F._Gibbs" title="George F. Gibbs">Gibbs</a> (1882–1924)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_D._Grant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George D. Grant (page does not exist)">G. D. Grant</a> (1845–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heber_J._Grant" title="Heber J. Grant">H. J. Grant</a> (1882–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jedediah_M._Grant" title="Jedediah M. Grant">J. M. Grant</a> (1844–56)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Greene" title="John P. Greene">Greene</a> (1844)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_W._Hardy" title="Leonard W. Hardy">Hardy</a> (1882–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abram_Hatch" title="Abram Hatch">Hatch</a> (1883–1911)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Haws&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Haws (page does not exist)">Haws</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Heywood" title="Joseph L. Heywood">Heywood</a> (1848–82)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Davis_S._Hollister&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Davis S. Hollister (page does not exist)">Hollister</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Hooper" title="William Henry Hooper">Hooper</a> (1867–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Hunter_(Mormon)" title="Edward Hunter (Mormon)">Hunter</a> (1867–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_Hyde" title="Orson Hyde">Hyde</a> (1844–78)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_James_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samuel James (Latter Day Saints) (page does not exist)">James</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_(mayor)" title="William Jennings (mayor)">Jennings</a> (1880–86)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Johnson" title="Benjamin F. Johnson">Johnson</a> (1844–1905)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_S._Kimball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles S. Kimball (page does not exist)">C. S. Kimball</a> (1867–1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Patten_Kimball" title="David Patten Kimball">D. P. Kimball</a> (1867–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heber_C._Kimball" title="Heber C. Kimball">H. C. Kimball</a> (1844–68)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Heber_P._Kimball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heber P. Kimball (page does not exist)">H. P. Kimball</a> (1867–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Layton" title="Christopher Layton">Layton</a> (1883–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_D._Lee" title="John D. Lee">Lee</a> (1844–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feramorz_Little" title="Feramorz Little">Little</a> (1880–87)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_P._Lott" title="Cornelius P. Lott">Lott</a> (1844–50)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amasa_Lyman" title="Amasa Lyman">A. M. Lyman</a> (1844–67)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_M._Lyman" title="Francis M. Lyman">F. M. Lyman</a> (1880–1916)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Marks_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Marks (Latter Day Saints)">Marks</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Miller_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="George Miller (Latter Day Saints)">Miller</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Morley" title="Isaac Morley">Morley</a> (1845–65)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_R._Murdock_(Mormon)" title="John R. Murdock (Mormon)">Murdock</a> (1880–1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._John_Nuttall" title="L. John Nuttall">Nuttall</a> (1880–1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Pack" title="John Pack">Pack</a> (1845–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_E._Page" title="John E. Page">Page</a> (1845–46)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_D._Parker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John D. Parker (page does not exist)">Parker</a> (1844–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Penrose" title="Charles W. Penrose">Penrose</a> (1882–1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canute_Peterson" title="Canute Peterson">Peterson</a> (1882–1902)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._W._Phelps_(Mormon)" title="W. W. Phelps (Mormon)">Phelps</a> (1844–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_Pratt" title="Orson Pratt">O. Pratt</a> (1844–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parley_P._Pratt" title="Parley P. Pratt">P. P. Pratt Sr.</a> (1844–57)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parley_P._Pratt_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Parley P. Pratt Jr. (page does not exist)">P. P. Pratt Jr.</a> (1867–97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Preston_(Mormon)" title="William B. Preston (Mormon)">Preston</a> (1880–1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reynolds_(Mormon)" title="George Reynolds (Mormon)">Reynolds</a> (1881–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Rich" title="Charles C. Rich">C. C. Rich</a> (1844–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Rich" title="Joseph C. Rich">J. C. Rich</a> (1867–1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Richards_(Mormon_apostle)" title="Franklin D. Richards (Mormon apostle)">F.D. Richards</a> (1849–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_S._Richards" title="Franklin S. Richards">F. S. Richards</a> (1880–1934)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Heber_J._Richards&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heber J. Richards (page does not exist)">H. J. Richards</a> (1867–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_Richards" title="Levi Richards">L. Richards</a> (1844–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phinehas_Richards" title="Phinehas Richards">P. Richards</a> (1848–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willard_Richards" title="Willard Richards">W. Richards</a> (1844–54)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rigdon" title="Sidney Rigdon">Rigdon</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porter_Rockwell" title="Porter Rockwell">Rockwell</a> (1844–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_P._Rockwood" title="Albert P. Rockwood">Rockwood</a> (1845–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadrach_Roundy" title="Shadrach Roundy">Roundy</a> (1845–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sharp_(Mormon)" title="John Sharp (Mormon)">Sharp</a> (1867–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Shumway" title="Charles Shumway">Shumway</a> (1845–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_W._Shurtliff" title="Lewis W. Shurtliff">Shurtliff</a> (1883–1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_Smith_(Mormon)" title="Elias Smith (Mormon)">E. Smith</a> (1844–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Smith" title="George A. Smith">G.A. Smith</a> (1844–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrum_Smith" title="Hyrum Smith">H. Smith</a> (1844)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Smith_(nephew_of_Joseph_Smith)" title="John Smith (nephew of Joseph Smith)">John Smith</a> (1880–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Smith" title="John Henry Smith">J. H. Smith</a> (1844–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith" title="Joseph Smith">Jos. Smith</a> (1844)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">J. F. Smith</a> (1867–1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silas_S._Smith" title="Silas S. Smith">S. S. Smith</a> (1880–1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Smith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Smith (Latter Day Saints)">W. Smith</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_R._Smith_(Utah_politician)" title="William R. Smith (Utah politician)">W. R. Smith</a> (1880–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_O._Smoot" title="Abraham O. Smoot">Smoot</a> (1867–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erastus_Snow" title="Erastus Snow">E. Snow</a> (1844–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow" title="Lorenzo Snow">L. Snow</a> (1849–1901)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willard_Snow&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Willard Snow (page does not exist)">W. Snow</a> (1848–53)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Spencer_(Mormon)" title="Daniel Spencer (Mormon)">D. 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Taylor</a> (1880–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Teasdale" title="George Teasdale">Teasdale</a> (1882–1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Thatcher" title="Moses Thatcher">Thatcher</a> (1880–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezra_Thayre" title="Ezra Thayre">Thayre</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Theodore_Turley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Theodore Turley (page does not exist)">Turley</a> (1845–71)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lorenzo_D._Wasson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lorenzo D. Wasson (page does not exist)">Wasson</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_H._Wells" title="Daniel H. Wells">D. H. Wells</a> (1848–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junius_F._Wells" title="Junius F. Wells">J. F. Wells</a> (1880–1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newel_K._Whitney" title="Newel K. Whitney">Whitney</a> (1844–50)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyman_Wight" title="Lyman Wight">Wight</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_R._Winder" title="John R. Winder">Winder</a> (1881–1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilford_Woodruff" title="Wilford Woodruff">Woodruff</a> (1844–98)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lucien_Woodworth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lucien Woodworth (page does not exist)">Woodworth</a> (1844–48)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_D._Yearsley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David D. Yearsley (page does not exist)">Yearsley</a> (1844–49)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">B. Young Sr.</a> (1844–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_Jr." title="Brigham Young Jr.">B. Young Jr.</a> (1867–1903)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_M._Young_(Mormon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John M. Young (Mormon) (page does not exist)">John Young</a> (1849–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Willard_Young" title="John Willard Young">J. W. Young</a> (1867–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Young" title="Joseph Young">Jos. 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Young</a> (1835–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_W._Hancock" title="Levi W. Hancock">Hancock</a> (1835–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Rich" title="Leonard Rich">Rich</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zebedee_Coltrin" title="Zebedee Coltrin">Coltrin</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyman_R._Sherman" title="Lyman R. Sherman">Sherman</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Smith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Sylvester Smith (Latter Day Saints)">Smith</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Miles" title="Daniel S. Miles">Miles</a> (1836–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gould_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="John Gould (Latter Day Saints)">Gould</a> (1837)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Foster_(Mormon)" title="James Foster (Mormon)">Foster</a> (1837–41)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josiah_Butterfield" title="Josiah Butterfield">Butterfield</a> (1837–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salmon_Gee" title="Salmon Gee">Gee</a> (1837–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gaylord" title="John Gaylord">Gaylord</a> (1837–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Harriman_(Mormon)" title="Henry Harriman (Mormon)">Harriman</a> (1838–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zera_Pulsipher" title="Zera Pulsipher">Pulsipher</a> (1838–62)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Orton" title="Roger Orton">Orton</a> (1845)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_P._Rockwood" title="Albert P. Rockwood">Rockwood</a> (1845–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_L._Clapp" title="Benjamin L. Clapp">Clapp</a> (1845–59)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jedediah_M._Grant" title="Jedediah M. Grant">Grant</a> (1845–54)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_S._Eldredge" title="Horace S. Eldredge">Eldredge</a> (1854–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Gates" title="Jacob Gates">Gates</a> (1860–92)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Van Cott</a> (1862–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_W._Taylor" title="William W. Taylor">W.W. Taylor</a> (1880–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_H._Cannon" title="Abraham H. Cannon">Cannon</a> (1882–89)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_B._Lewis" title="Theodore B. Lewis">Lewis</a> (1882)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_B._Young" title="Seymour B. Young">S.B. Young</a> (1882–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_D._Fjeldsted" title="Christian D. Fjeldsted">Fjeldsted</a> (1884–1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hamilton_Morgan" title="John Hamilton Morgan">Morgan</a> (1884–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._H._Roberts" title="B. H. Roberts">Roberts</a> (1888–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reynolds_(Mormon)" title="George Reynolds (Mormon)">Reynolds</a> (1890–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Golden_Kimball" title="J. Golden Kimball">Kimball</a> (1892–1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rulon_S._Wells" title="Rulon S. Wells">Wells</a> (1893–1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Stevenson" title="Edward Stevenson">Stevenson</a> (1894–97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_W._McMurrin" title="Joseph W. McMurrin">McMurrin</a> (1897–1932)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_H._Hart" title="Charles H. Hart">Hart</a> (1906–34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_E._Young" title="Levi E. Young">L.E. Young</a> (1909–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Pratt" title="Rey Pratt">Pratt</a> (1925–31)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antoine_R._Ivins" title="Antoine R. Ivins">Ivins</a> (1931–67)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_O._Bennion" title="Samuel O. Bennion">Bennion</a> (1933–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John H. Taylor (Mormon)">J.H. Taylor</a> (1933–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_K._Hardy" title="Rufus K. Hardy">Hardy</a> (1934–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_L._Evans" title="Richard L. Evans">Evans</a> (1938–53)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_A._Kirkham" title="Oscar A. Kirkham">Kirkham</a> (1941–58)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Dilworth_Young" title="S. Dilworth Young">S.D. Young</a> (1945–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_R._Hunter" title="Milton R. Hunter">Hunter</a> (1945–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_R._McConkie" title="Bruce R. McConkie">McConkie</a> (1946–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_D._Hanks" title="Marion D. Hanks">Hanks</a> (1953–68)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Theodore_Tuttle" title="A. Theodore Tuttle">Tuttle</a> (1958–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_H._Dunn" title="Paul H. Dunn">P.H. Dunn</a> (1964–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartman_Rector_Jr." title="Hartman Rector Jr.">Rector</a> (1968–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loren_C._Dunn" title="Loren C. Dunn">L.C. 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Theodore Tuttle">Tuttle</a> (1976–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neal_A._Maxwell" title="Neal A. Maxwell">Maxwell</a> (1976–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_D._Hanks" title="Marion D. Hanks">Hanks</a> (1976–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_H._Dunn" title="Paul H. Dunn">P.H. Dunn</a> (1976–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Grant_Bangerter" title="William Grant Bangerter">Bangerter</a> (1978–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_E._Asay" title="Carlos E. Asay">Asay</a> (1980–86)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Russell_Ballard" title="M. Russell Ballard">Ballard</a> (1980–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_L._Larsen" title="Dean L. Larsen">Larsen</a> (1980–93)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royden_G._Derrick" title="Royden G. Derrick">Derrick</a> (1980–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Homer_Durham" title="G. Homer Durham">Durham</a> (1981–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_G._Scott" title="Richard G. Scott">Scott</a> (1983–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_D._Hanks" title="Marion D. 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