L. John Nuttall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1834
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 25-Feb-1905
Profession: priest
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About L. John Nuttall
- Leonard John Nuttall (July 6, 1834 – February 25, 1905) was a private secretary for John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff, and was a member of the Council of Fifty who kept a detailed journal of the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nuttall was born in Liverpool, England and emigrated to Utah Territory in 1852 after converting to the Restored gospel.
- He served in the militia in Utah County, Utah and was first elected to the Provo City Council in 1861.
- He served as a justice of the peace and alderman in that city as well.
- He also served as the auditor and recorder of Provo from 1861 until 1875.
- From 1864 until 1875 he served as Utah County Clerk and clerk of the county probate court.
- He served as the secretary of the Provo Co-Operative Mercantile Institution from its inception in 1869.Nuttall was also the first person to operate a printing press in Utah County, doing so in 1870. In 1872 Nuttall was made chief clerk of the Utah Territorial Legislature. In the LDS Church Nuttall served for a few years in the 1860s as a member of the high council of the Utah Stake, which covered all of Utah County at the time.
- From 1874-1875 he served as a missionary in England.
- He was made bishop of the Kanab Ward in 1875.
- He also served as the first recorder of the St.
- George Temple.
- He served as the first president of the Kanab Stake when it was organized in 1877.
- Starting in 1897 he served as a member of the General Board of the Deseret Sunday School Union. In 1879 Nuttall became a private secretary for John Taylor, replacing George Reynolds, who was serving a prison term for practicing polygamy.
- He continued in this position first to John Taylor and then to Wilford Woodruff until 1892. For several years starting in 1880 Nuttall was a member of the University of Deseret board of regents.
- From 1881-1887 he served as Utah Territorial Superintendent of Schools. Nuttall died in Salt Lake City.
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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, 1, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News Press), p. 356 Retrieved on August 7, 2013.
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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, 1, Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News Press), p. 356 Retrieved on August 7, 2013.
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