George Gibbs

November 23, 1846 (age 77)

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

In the late nineteenth century, Gibbs was sent back to Liverpool as a church missionary to assist the mission in managing its finances. He acted as an assistant secretary to the First Presidency under George Reynolds. When Reynolds was in prison on a bigamy conviction from 1876 to 1881, Gibbs acted as the secretary to the First Presidency. When Reynolds became a general authority in 1890, Gibbs again took upon more of the secretarial duties that Reynolds usually performed. When Reynolds died in 1909, Gibbs officially became the First Presidency"s secretary. He remained in this employment until 1922, when he retired and was replaced by Joseph Anderson. Gibbs died of tongue cancer at Salt Lake City, Utah.

George Gibbs

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Gibbs was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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In the late nineteenth century, Gibbs was sent back to Liverpool as a church missionary to assist the mission in managing its finances. He acted as an assistant secretary to the First Presidency under George Reynolds. When Reynolds was in prison on a bigamy conviction from 1876 to 1881, Gibbs acted as the secretary to the First Presidency.

When Reynolds became a general authority in 1890, Gibbs again took upon more of the secretarial duties that Reynolds usually performed.

When Reynolds died in 1909, Gibbs officially became the First Presidency"s secretary. He remained in this employment until 1922, when he retired and was replaced by Joseph Anderson.

Gibbs died of tongue cancer at Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Gibbs became a member of the Council of Fifty on 24 June 1882.

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