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American educator (1885–1966)

Franklin L. West

Born	(1885-02-01)February 1, 1885 Ogden, Utah
Died	October 21, 1966(1966-10-21) (aged 81)
Occupation	Physics professor
Known for	Commissioner of Church Educational System, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Franklin Lorenzo Richards West (February 1, 1885 – October 21, 1966) was an American educator and a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

West was born and raised in Ogden, Utah Territory, to Joseph A. West and Josephine Richards. He earned a B.S. from the Utah Agricultural College in 1904 and a Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1911. West was a professor of physics at the Utah Agricultural College, which is today Utah State University. For 28 years he was the dean of faculty at the school.

From 1935 to 1937, West was the second assistant to Albert E. Bowen, the head of the LDS Church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. In 1936, he became the eighth Commissioner of Church Education, a position he held until he retired in 1953.

West was the author of five books, including three manuals for the Church Educational System and a biography of his maternal grandfather, LDS Church apostle Franklin D. Richards. West was also the grandson of Chauncey W. West, a Mormon pioneer and prominent leader of the LDS Church in Weber County, Utah for whom he also wrote a biography. West, also a decadent of LDS Church apostle Lorenzo Snow, was named Franklin Lorenzo, in honor of his family heritage.

West was married to Gladys Spencer, August 19, 1904 a granddaughter of Brigham Young and a member of the prominent Thatcher Young family of Logan, Utah. Children: Gladys Virginia and Marjorie West. They later divorced and, West married Violet Madsen, February 12, 1920 of Ogden, Utah. After Violet Madsen's death, he married Mrs. Sarah Frances Nelson Malmborg who survived him.

Notes

Utah State University Libraries: Capitol Theatre Collection Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, usu.edu, accessed 2008-03-22.
The Utah genealogical and historical magazine, Volume 2 edited by Anthon Henrik Lund
"FamilySearch.org - Search". www.familysearch.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01.

External links

Franklin L. West at Find a Grave
Franklin L. West Oral Histories, MSS 8353; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.

v t e Commissioners of Church Education of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Maeser (1888–1901) Tanner (1901–05) Cummings (1905–20) McKay (1920–21) Widtsoe (1921–24) Merrill (1928–33) Widtsoe (1934–36) West (1936–53) Wilkinson (1953–70) Maxwell (1970–76) Holland (1976–80) Eyring (1980–86) Cameron (1986–89) Eyring (1992–2004) Kerr (2004–08) Johnson (2008–15) Clark (2015–)

v t e General presidencies of the Young Men of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
General Presidents/Superintendents	Wells (1876–80) Woodruff (1880–98) Snow (1898–1901) J.F. Smith (1901–18) Ivins (1918–21) G.A. Smith (1921–35) Bowen (1935–37) Morris (1937–48) E. Curtis (1948–58) Bentley (1958–62) G.C. Smith (1962–69) Eldredge (1969–72) Backman (1972–74) Schaerrer (1977–79) Backman (1979–85) Featherstone (1985–90) Goaslind (1990–98) Dellenbach (1998–2001) Hammond (2001–04) Dahlquist (2004–09) Beck (2009–15) Owen (2015–20) Lund (2020–)
First Counselors/Assistants	M. Hardy (1876–80) J.F. Smith (1880–1901) Grant (1901–18) Roberts (1918–22) Lyman (1922–1935) Morris (1935–37) J. Cannon (1937-45) Giles (1945-48) Stevenson (1948–58) Dyer (1958) G.C. Smith (1958–61) Ashton (1961–69) Hill (1969–71) G. Cannon (1972) L. Curtis (1972–74) Doxey (1977–79) Featherstone (1979–85) Pinegar (1985–89) Holland (1989–90) L. Curtis (1990–91) Dellenbach (1991–92) Nadauld (1992–96) Featherstone (1996–97) Stanley (1997) Dellenbach (1997–98) Hammond (1998–2001) Pace (2001–03) Robbins (2003–04) Burgess (2004–09) Gibson (2009–15) Holmes (2015–20) Corbitt (2020–23) Wilcox (2023–)
Second Counselors/Assistants	Badger (1876–80) Thatcher (1880–98) Grant (1898–1901) Roberts (1901–18) Lyman (1918–22) Ballard (1922–35) West (1935–37) Farnsworth (1937–45) Hatch (1945–48) R. Hardy (1948) King (1948–58) Ashton (1958–61) Scott (1961) Buehner (1961–67) Hill (1967–69) G. Cannon (1969–72) Blackman (1972) Goaslind (1972–74) McKay (1977–79) Pinegar (1979–85) Simpson (1985–86) Rector (1986–88) Harbertson (1988–89) M. Brough (1989–90) Dellenbach (1990–91) Nadauld (1991–92) Kendrick (1992–93) Featherstone (1993–96) Stanley (1996–97) Dellenbach (1997) Hammond (1997–98) Madsen (1998–2001) Condie (2001–03) Hallstrom (2003–04) Neider (2004–09) Ochoa (2009–13) Ridd (2013–15) J. Brough (2015–20) Wilcox (2020–23) Nelson (2023–)
Additional Assistants	Roberts (1898–1901)

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