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Joseph Smith
(1805-1844) was founder of what later became known as the Latter Day Saint movement or Mormons.
Joseph Smith may also refer to:
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith was founder of what later became known as the Latter Day Saint movement or Mormons.Joseph Smith may also refer to:-Latter Day Saints:* Joseph Smith, Sr. , father of Joseph Smith...
(1805-1844) was founder of what later became known as the Latter Day Saint movement or Mormons.
Joseph Smith may also refer to:
Latter Day Saints
- Joseph Smith, Sr.Joseph Smith, Sr.Joseph Smith, Sr. was the father of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates. In 1833 Joseph Sr...
(1771–1840), father of Joseph Smith - Joseph Smith IIIJoseph Smith IIIJoseph Smith III was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and Emma Hale Smith...
(1832–1914), first Prophet–President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Joseph F. SmithJoseph F. SmithJoseph Fielding Smith, Sr. was the sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
(1838–1918), nephew of Joseph Smith, Jr.; sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Joseph Fielding SmithJoseph Fielding SmithJoseph Fielding Smith, Jr. was the tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1970 until his death. He was the son of Joseph F. Smith, who was the sixth president of the LDS Church...
(1876–1972), son of Joseph F. Smith and tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Joseph Fielding Smith (presiding patriarch)Joseph Fielding Smith (presiding patriarch)Joseph Fielding Smith was presiding patriarch and a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1942 until 1946....
(1899–1964), Presiding Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1942 to 1946
Sportspeople
- Joe Smith (athlete) American runner, 1942 Boston Marathon winner
- Joe Smith (pitcher) (b. 1984), American baseball player
- Joe Smith (catcher)Joe Smith (catcher)Joe Smith was a Major League Baseball catcher. Smith played for the New York Yankees in the season. In 14 career games, he had 5 hits, 2 RBIs and a .156 batting average. He batted and threw right-handed.Smith was born in New York, New York, and died in Yonkers, New York.-External links:...
(1893–1974), American baseball catcher - Joe Smith (basketball) (b. 1975), American basketball player
- Joe Smith (footballer born 1889) (1889–1971), England international footballer with Bolton Wanderers F.C. and manager of Blackpool F.C.
- Joe Smith (footballer born 1890)Joe Smith (footballer born 1890)Joseph "Joe" Smith was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. He played nearly 500 games in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham, most of which were in the First Division, and won two caps for England.-Playing career:Smith was born in Darby End,...
(1890–1956), England international footballer with West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Joe Smith (footballer born 1953)Joe Smith (footballer born 1953)Joe Smith is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Arbroath, Motherwell, Peterhead and Dunfermline.- External links :*, Neil Brown...
, Scottish footballer with Aberdeen F.C. - Joe Smith (gridiron football) (b. 1979), Canadian pro football player
- Joe Smith (swimmer)Joe Smith (swimmer)Joseph Smith is the oldest British citizen to swim the English Channel. He was born in Rochdale, Lancashire in 1933, the 8th out of 9 children. After unsuccessful attempts in 1961 and 1962, he finally achieved a crossing in September 1999 in a time of 14 hours 9 minutesat the age of 65.MP for...
(b. 1933), Oldest man to swim the English Channel - Joseph M. SmithJoseph M. SmithJoseph M. Smith was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. As a member of the upper class, he attended University of Cambridge, with ambitions to move to Liverpool...
, British Olympic athlete - Joseph Smith (bobsleigh)Joseph Smith (bobsleigh)Joseph Smith was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-Military service:...
(1925–1983), U.S. bobsledder - Joseph Smith (footballer)Joseph Smith (footballer)Joseph Enoch "Joe" Smith was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham. He played as a half back. He was killed in action in the First World War.-Football career:...
(1889–1916), known as Joe Smith, English footballer with Birmingham F.C. and Chesterfield Town F.C.
Others
- J. Joseph SmithJ. Joseph SmithJohn Joseph Smith was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Smith attended the public schools before attending Yale University, from which he received his B.A. degree in 1925. Two years later, he received his LL.B. degree from Yale Law School...
(1904–1980), U.S. Representative from Connecticut - Joe Smith (Missouri politician)
- Joseph B. SmithJoseph B. SmithJoseph B. Smith was an officer in the United States Navy who was killed in action during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, US Naval officer - Joseph F. Smith (Pennsylvania politician) (1920–1999), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
- Joseph R. Smith, US Brigadier General
- Joseph Showalter SmithJoseph Showalter SmithJoseph Showalter Smith was a Representative from the U.S. state of Oregon.-Early life:Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Smith moved with his farmer parents to Ohio and Indiana where he attended the common schools...
(1824–1884), U.S. Representative from Oregon - Joseph Smith (1682-1770), British Collector and consul at Venice
- Joseph Smith (aircraft designer)Joseph Smith (aircraft designer)Joseph Smith CBE was an English aircraft designer who took over as Chief Designer for Supermarine's upon the death of R. J...
, English aircraft designer who took over as Chief Designer for Supermarine - Joseph Smith (banking regulator), nominated by President Obama to head the Federal Housing Finance AgencyFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe Federal Housing Finance Agency is an independent federal agency created as the successor regulatory agency resulting from the statutory merger of the Federal Housing Finance Board , the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight , and the U.S...
in November 2010 - Joseph Smith (preacher)Joseph Smith (preacher)Joseph Smith was a prominent Presbyterian minister in Western Pennsylvania. He is one of the founders of Washington & Jefferson College....
, (1736–1792), Presbyterian minister and founder of Washington & Jefferson College - Joseph Smith (steeplejack) (1844–1903) English steeplejack
See also
- Smith (family)Smith (family)The Smith family is the name of a U.S. family with many members prominent in religion and politics; this article focuses only on those with political and civic activity...
- Smith (surname)Smith (surname)Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland...