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Franklin Dewey  Richards (1821–1899)
(commonly known as
Franklin D. Richards) was a member of the Quorum
of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints from
February 12, 1849 until his death, December 9,
1899. He also
served as president of the quorum from September
2, 1898 until his
passing.  Both his son, George F. Richards, and
grandson LeGrand Richards were members of the
quorum, with his son also serving as
president of the quorum from 1945 to 1950.

=Calling=

Elder Lyman Wight was excommunicated from the
church in December of 1848 because he refused to
join the church in the Salt Lake Valley. This left
an opening in the quorum.

To fill the vacancy, and to bring the number of
the quorum up to 12, Franklin D. Richards was
called and set apart as the fourth of four
apostles on February 12, 1849. The other three
apostles were Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, and
Erastus Snow.

=President of the Twelve=

With the passing of President Wilford Woodruff on
September 2, 1898, President Lorenzo Snow became
the president of the church. As the
second-most senior apostle in the Quorum of the
Twelve, Elder Richards assumed
the role of President of the Twelve. His term was
short-lived, as he lived
only 15 months longer.

=Death=

President Richards suffered a stroke and paralysis
in the fall of 1899. He
passed away quietly in his home in Ogden, Utah on
December 9, 1899. 

The vacancy in the quorum created by his death was
filled by Reed Smoot (U. S. Senator)|Reed Smoot.

=See Also=
*
http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/w/o/wol3/richafd
1.htm Biography by Grampa Bill

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  title= President of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles |
  years= September 13, 1898–December 9, 1899
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  before=Lorenzo Snow |
  after= George Q. Cannon

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 title= Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
 years= February 12, 1849–December 9, 1899 |
 before=Erastus Snow |
 after= George Q. Cannon |

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