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William Smith (also found as William B. Smith) (March 13, 1811 – November 13, 1893) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
William Smith, ca. 1862, photograph, Church History Library, PH 1706. A younger brother of Joseph Smith Jr., William Smith was born in Royalton, Vermont. He was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 and was ordained a teacher later that year.
William was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on June 9, 1830, by David Whitmer and left soon thereafter to serve a mission in New York and Pennsylvania. He followed The Church and settled in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1831.
Dec 6, 2021 · On February 15, 1835, he was called as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was disfellowshipped on May 4, 1839, then restored to the Quorum of the Twelve on May 25, 1839.
Oct 12, 2018 · Obituary for William Smith, Saints’ Herald, 9 Dec. 1893, 787; Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Osterdock Branch, Osterdock, Clayton Co., IA, Church Records, 1880–1915, Membership Records, 1880–1910, p. [1], microfilm 1,927,790, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.
After the war he wrote to Joseph Smith III, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, requesting an appointment in his first presidency. Although the request was denied, William joined the Reorganization.
When the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established in 1860, William affiliated himself with it to a limited degree until his death in 1894. In about 1931 William’s youngest son, Edson, joined the LDS Church and moved to Utah, where he died a faithful member in 1939.
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