Joseph Smith, III

Joseph Smith, III (born Nov. 6, 1832, Kirtland, Ohio, U.S.—died Dec. 10, 1914, Independence, Mo.) was an American religious leader, first president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was the son of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. Smith was a boy of 11 when his father was murdered by a mob, and he did not go to Utah with Brigham Young’s group but remained in Nauvoo, Ill., with...