105 years ago today - Apr 1, 1912

(in April) the first known plural marriage performed by John W. Woolley, a Salt Lake temple worker since 1893 and ordained patriarch in 1913. He does not claim authority from President Joseph F. Smith.

[Source: The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database ( http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase )]]

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