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| Oliver G. Snow | |
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| Member of the Utah Territorial Legislature | |
| In office 1880–1886 | |
| Constituency | Box Elder County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oliver Goddard Snow (1849-02-20)February 20, 1849 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Died | August 13, 1931(1931-08-13) (aged 82) Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse |
Mary B. Peirce (m. 1873) |
| Parents |
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| Education | University of Deseret |
| Occupation | Missionary, politician |
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Oliver Goddard Snow (February 20, 1849 – August 13, 1931) was a member of the Utah Territorial Legislature.
Biography
Snow was born to Lorenzo Snow and his wife Adeline Goddard. He was born in Salt Lake City but at a fairly young age moved with his parents to Brigham City, Utah, where his father was the leading authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Snow worked on building the transcontinental railroad. He then studied for a time at the University of Deseret (the predecessor of the University of Utah) under John R. Park. From 1870 to 1873, Snow served as a missionary for the LDS Church in the United Kingdom. In October 1873, he married Mary B. Peirce.
In 1875, Snow served another mission, this time in the Eastern States Mission, based in New York City. In 1877, when the Box Elder Stake of the LDS Church was organized, encompassing all of Box Elder County, Utah, and headquartered in Brigham City, Snow was made the stake president, in many ways succeeding his father who had been essentially functioning like a stake president. Snow was released as stake president in 1888. From 1880 to 1886, he served as a member of the Utah Territorial Legislature from Box Elder County.
Snow died in Los Angeles, California on August 13, 1931.
References
- "Oliver G. Snow Died Aug. 13th in Los Angeles". Box Elder News Journal. August 21, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Andrew Jenson. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia. Salt Lake City: Andrwew Jensen Publishing Company, 1901. Vol. 1, p. 389.
- 1849 births
- 1931 deaths
- People from Brigham City, Utah
- American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- American Mormon missionaries in the United States
- 19th-century Mormon missionaries
- American Mormon missionaries in the United Kingdom
- University of Utah alumni
- Members of the Utah Territorial Legislature
- Latter Day Saints from Utah