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| Lyman E. Johnson | |
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| February 14, 1835 – September 3, 1837[1] | |
| Called by | Three Witnesses |
| End reason | Excommunicated for apostasy |
| Latter Day Saint Apostle | |
| February 14, 1835 – April 13, 1838 | |
| Called by | Three Witnesses |
| Reason | Initial organization of Quorum of the Twelve |
| End reason | Excommunicated for apostasy[1] |
| Reorganization at end of term | No apostles immediately ordained[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lyman Eugene Johnson October 24, 1811 Pomfret, Vermont |
| Died | December 20, 1859 (aged 48) Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin |
Lyman Eugene Johnson (October 24, 1811 – December 20, 1859)[3] was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He broke with Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon during the 1837–38 period when schism divided the early church. Johnson later became a successful pioneer lawyer in Iowa and was one of the town fathers of Keokuk, Iowa.
Johnson was born in Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont, to John Johnson, and Elsa Jacobs.[4] The family moved to Hiram, Ohio, in 1818, where they established the John Johnson Farm, a successful 300-acre (1.2 km2) farm.
Johnson died in 1859, drowning in the Mississippi River in a carriage accident at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.[5] He had at least five children.
- ^ a b Johnson was disfellowshipped and removed from the Quorum of the Twelve on September 3, 1837. However, Johnson remained an apostle until his excommunication.
- ^ The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles did not have twelve apostles again until April 8, 1841, when Lyman Wight was ordained. Between Johnson's excommunication and then, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, and Willard Richards had been ordained and added to the Quorum to replace apostles who had been excommunicated or killed.
- ^ Prairie du Chien Courier 8 (December 20, 1859):3 and headstone of Lyman E. Johnson in Evergreen Cemetery, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
- ^ McCune, George M. (1991). Personalities in the Doctrine and Covenants and Joseph Smith–History. Salt Lake City, Utah: Hawkes Publishing. pp. 63–64. ISBN 9780890365182.
- ^ "Death of former Apostle Lyman E. Johnson". Weekly Hawk-Eye and Telegraph. Burlington, Iowa. 31 December 1859. p. 4. Retrieved 6 May 2021.