Edward Tullidge
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Edward Wheelock Tullidge (September 30, 1829 – May 21, 1894) was a literary critic, newspaper editor, playwright
, and historian of Utah Territory
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, England
as Edward William Tullidge. He became acquainted with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the late 1840s. Among those who he would walk to church with at this time was the later Latter-day Saint poetess Emily Hill Woodmansee.
Tullidge emigrated to Utah Territory
in 1861. In 1868, he associated with the Godbeite movement. In 1879 he became a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, and historian of Utah Territory
Utah Territory
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah....
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Biography
Tullidge was born at Weymouth, DorsetDorset
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, England
England
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as Edward William Tullidge. He became acquainted with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the late 1840s. Among those who he would walk to church with at this time was the later Latter-day Saint poetess Emily Hill Woodmansee.
Tullidge emigrated to Utah Territory
Utah Territory
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah....
in 1861. In 1868, he associated with the Godbeite movement. In 1879 he became a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.