Josephine Richards West, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJosephine Richards West
American suffragist
Date of Birth: 25-May-1853
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date of Death: 23-Apr-1933
Profession: suffragette, suffragist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Josephine Richards West
- Josephine Richards West (May 25, 1853 – April 23, 1933) was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was a suffragist from Utah Territory. Josephine Richards was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, to Franklin D.
- Richards and Jane Snyder.
- In 1873 she married Joseph A.
- West; they resided in Ogden, Utah. Richards was a member of the general board of the Primary Association of the LDS Church from 1893 until her death.
- In 1896, she succeeded Clara C.
- M.
- Cannon as second counselor to Louie B.
- Felt in the general presidency of the Primary.
- West served in this capacity until 1905, when she was succeeded by Clara W.
- Beebe. West was a suffragist and twice served as a delegate from Utah Territory to women's suffrage conferences in Washington, D.C. West was the mother of Franklin L.
- West, a leader and educator in the LDS Church. West died of pneumonia at Logan, Utah and is buried in the Ogden City Cemetery.
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Source: Jenson, Andrew () 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, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News Press), p. 303 Retrieved on December 18, 2012.
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| Alternative names | Anders Jensen | ||
| Description | Danish historian English: Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the early-twentieth century. | ||
| Date of birth/death | 11 December 1850 | 18 November 1941 | |
| Location of birth/death | Torslev parish, Hjørring, Denmark. | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | |
| Work period | 1882-1941 | ||
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Source: Jenson, Andrew () 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, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News Press), p. 303 Retrieved on December 18, 2012.
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