Marriner W. Merrill

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Marriner W. Merrill
Full name Marriner Wood Merrill
Born September 25, 1835(1835-09-25)
Place of birth Sackville, New Brunswick
Died February 6, 1906 (aged 70)
Place of death Logan, Utah
LDS Church Apostle
Called by Wilford Woodruff
Ordained October 7, 1889 (aged 54)
Reason for ordination Excommunication of Albert Carrington; death of John Taylor and reorganization of the First Presidency; death of Erastus Snow[1]
End of term February 6, 1906 (aged 70)
Reason for end of term Death
Reorganization at end of term George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, and David O. McKay ordained[2]

Marriner Wood Merrill (1835-09-25 – 1906-02-06) born in Sackville, New Brunswick, was a pioneering settler of Cache Valley and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Merrill joined the LDS Church in 1852 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah Territory the following year. In 1860, he was among the first to move to Richmond, Utah where he would eventually operate a large farm and start a grist mill. He also worked as a contractor in the construction of the Utah and Northern Railway. He was a member of the territorial legislature for two terms.

Merrill became the first president of the Logan Utah Temple in 1884 and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 7, 1889. He served in both offices in the church for the rest of his life.

On February 6, 1906, Merrill died in his home at Logan, Utah. He is buried in Richmond, Utah.

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  1. ^ Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, and Abraham H. Cannon were called as apostles at the same time to fill three vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
  2. ^ Three new apostles were called to fill three vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve occasioned by Merrill's death and the resignations of John W. Taylor and Matthias F. Cowley from the Quorum.

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Preceded by
John W. Taylor		 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 7, 1889–February 6, 1906		 Succeeded by
Anthon H. Lund
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