Matthias F. Cowley
Matthias Foss Cowley (August 25, 1858 – June 16, 1940) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1897 until 1905. He resigned from the Quorum of the Twelve due to his unwillingness to support the church's abolition of plural marriage. He and John W. Taylor are the most recent apostles of the LDS Church to have resigned from their positions.
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Matthias F. Cowley
Matthias Foss Cowley (August 25, 1858 – June 16, 1940) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1897 until 1905. He resigned from the Quorum of the Twelve due to his unwillingness to support the church's abolition of plural marriage. He and John W. Taylor are the most recent apostles of the LDS Church to have resigned from their positions.
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1858-08-25
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Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, U.S.
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1940-06-16
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Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
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1905-10-28
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Priesthood suspended because of Cowley's opposition to church's stance on plural marriage
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Removal of Moses Thatcher from Quorum of the Twelve; death of Abraham H. Cannon
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