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Title: Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Year: 1901 (1900s) Authors: Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941 Subjects: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons Publisher: Salt Lake City : The Andrew Jenson History Co. Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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Text Appearing Before Image: of the First Council ofSeventy. He died while acting in thatcapacity April 14, 1931, in a Salt Lakehospital, following an operation. POMEROY, Talma E., president ofthe Mexican Mission from 1904 to1905. (See Bio. Ency., Vol. 4, p. 52.) STEWART, James Z., presidentpro tem. of the Mexican Missionfrom Feb. 4, to Dec. 5, 1880, died June16, 1931, in Logan, Utah. (See Bio.Ency., Vol. 1, p. 416.) TENNEY, Ammon M., president ofthe Mexican Mission from 1887 to 1889, and from 1901 to 1903, wasborn Nov. 16, 1844, in Lee County,Iowa, the son of Nathan C, Tenneyand Olive Strong. He came to Utahin 1848, went to California with hisfather who was called to San Bernar-dino, and there learned the Spanishlanguage. He was ordained an Elderby Pres. Brigham Young and sentwith Jacob Hamblin as interpreteramong the Indians, and spent 15 yearsamong the Red Men. He was ordaineda Seventy by Daniel H. Wells. Hedied Oct. 28, 1925, in SaflFord, Arizona. THATCHER, Moses, president ofthe Mexican Mission from 1879 to

Text Appearing After Image: 1880, and from 1880 to 1881. (See Bio.Ency., Vol. 1, p. 127. also Vol. 3, p. 791.) WILCKEN, August H. F., presidentof the Mexican Mission from 1882to 1883, was born Feb. 17, 1837, inEckhorst, Oldenburg, Germany, theson of Charles H. Wilcken and AnnaStoffer. He was baptized Aug. 31,1873, set apart for a mission to Mexi-co June 25, 1880, and returned May5, 1883. He died Sept. 30, 1886, in SaltLake Citv, Utah. BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA 349 Middle States Mission Netherlands Mission Ben (Benjamin) Erastus Rich, whopresided from 1902 to 1903, was theonly president of the Middle StatesMission. RICH, Benjamin Erastus, presidentof the Middle States Mission from 1902to 1903, was popularly known as BenE. Rich. (See Bio. Ency., Vol. 3, p.206.) Montana Mission Thomas E. Ricks, president of theBannock Stake, supervised the open-ing of the Montana Mission in 1896-1898, but Phineus Tempest was placedin charge of the actual missionary la-bor in Montana by President Ricks,Bro. Tempest was succeeded Oct

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