Charles C. Rich
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Charles Coulson Rich (August 21, 1809–November 17, 1883) (commonly known as Charles C. Rich) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and served as the 21st apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Rich was born in Campbell County, Kentucky to Joseph and Nancy O. Neil Rich. He was baptized into the early Mormon church in 1832. In 1838 he married Sarah D. Pea.
Rich was a leader in Caldwell County, Missouri and fought in the Battle of Crooked River. His log house is the only structure in Caldwell County, Missouri to have survived from the Mormon period in 1836-38. After the LDS expulsion from Missouri, Rich settled in Nauvoo, Illinois where he was made an original member of the Council of Fifty.
After the death of Joseph Smith, Jr., Rich followed the teachings of Brigham Young and and the surviving Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He and his family migrated to what became Utah with the main body of the church. Young appointed Rich a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on 12 February, 1849. He also helped settle San Bernadino, California. He was always very faithful to the church teachings, and was a stalwart supporter of the church authorities, often putting aside personal interests to serve others and help the church grow.
Rich followed the church's principal of plural marriage, taking six wives in all and siring a total of 51 children. Rich led a party of early Mormons to colonize parts of southeastern Idaho. He died there in 1883 at the age of seventy-five.
[edit] External resources
- Rich's house in Caldwell County, Missouri is preserved by the Far West Cultural Center
- Grandpa Bill's G.A. Pages
[edit] References
- The Deseret Morning News: 2005 Church Almanac, Salt Lake City, UT.
| Preceded by: Ezra T. Benson |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles February 12, 1849–November 17, 1883 |
Succeeded by: Lorenzo Snow |
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