Snow, Lorenzo

Snow, Lorenzo

▪ American religious leader
born April 3, 1814, Mantua, Ohio, U.S.
died Oct. 10, 1901, Salt Lake City, Utah

      fifth president (1898–1901) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons (Mormon)). After the murder of Joseph Smith (1805–44), founder of the Mormons, Snow supported Brigham Young (Young, Brigham) as Smith's successor and moved to Utah (1848). Snow founded Brigham City, Utah, in 1853 and served in the Utah territorial legislature (1852–82). He was convicted of polygyny in 1886 and jailed for a year.

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