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Davis, George, a president of the 59th quorum of Seventy, is the son of James Davis and Elizabeth Goodwin, and was born Dec. 8, 1834, in Worcestershire, England. He was baptized in 1849 by Edwin Bryant, ordained an Elder Jan. 9, 1853, and emigrated to Utah in 1854, crossing the Atlantic in the ship "Golconda." He settled in Salt Lake City and worked for four years on the Temple Block; afterwards he located in Clarkston, Cache county, and since 1876 his home has been in Three Mile Creek, Box Elder county. He participated in the so-called Echo Canyon war in 1857-58. Having yielded obedience to the principle of plural marriage, he was arrested on a charge of unlawful cohabitation, and sentenced, Dec. 1, 1888, to three and a half months' imprisonment in the Utah penitentiary for living with his wives. He served his term, and was restored to liberty March 12, 1889. In March, 1900, he left home on a mission to Great Britain, from which he has not yet returned. Elder Davis is universally known as one of the most energetic and faithful men in the Church. His natural hospitality and kindness has made him a host of friends both at home and abroad. Andrew Jenson, 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, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 1:399. |
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