Heber J. Grant

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Heber Jeddy Grant (November 22, 1856 – May 14, 1945) was an American religious leader who served as the seventh president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Grant worked as a bookkeeper and a cashier, but was called to be an apostle on October 16, 1882, at age 25. After the death of Joseph F. Smith in late 1918, Grant served as the LDS Church president until his death. Grant was the first LDS church president born after the exodus to Utah in 1847. He was also the last LDS Church president to have practiced polygamy. Grant had three wives although by the time he became church president in 1918, only his second wife, Augusta Winters, was still living. In business, Grant helped develop the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City. In 1884, he served one term as a representative to the Utah territorial Legislative Assembly.

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