Charles H. Hart
Encyclopedia
Charles Henry Hart was a general authority
and a member of the First Council of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hart also served as president of the Canadian
Mission
of the LDS Church from 1927 to 1930.
Hart was born at Bloomington
, Bear Lake County, Idaho Territory
. When he was called as a member of the First Council of the Seventy in April 1906 he became the first general authority born in Idaho. He died from pneumonia
at Salt Lake City, Utah
.
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
and a member of the First Council of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hart also served as president of the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the LDS Church from 1927 to 1930.
Hart was born at Bloomington
Bloomington, Idaho
Bloomington is a city in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. The population was 251 at the 2000 census. It was first settled in 1864.-Geography:Bloomington is located at ....
, Bear Lake County, Idaho Territory
Idaho Territory
The Territory of Idaho was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 4, 1863, until July 3, 1890, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Idaho.-1860s:...
. When he was called as a member of the First Council of the Seventy in April 1906 he became the first general authority born in Idaho. He died from pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
at Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
.