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{{Short description| SHORT DESCRIPTION = First Counselor in the First Presidency under Joseph F. Smith}}▼
{{Latter Day Saint biography/John R. Winder | format = Infobox Latter Day Saint biography}}
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'''John Rex Winder''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɪ|n|d|ər}}; 11 December 1821 – 10 March 1910) was a leader and [[general authority]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). He was Second Counselor in the [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|Presiding Bishopric]] from 1887 to 1901, and First Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] to [[President of the Church (Latter Day Saints)|Church President]] [[Joseph F. Smith]] from 1901 until his death. He was well known for his business abilities, and influenced [[Heber J. Grant]]. He was also active in politics and the militia, participating in the [[Utah War]] and the [[Black Hawk War (Utah)]]. When the church came under heavy persecution for their belief in [[plural marriage]], he held the church's assets to keep them from being seized by the federal government. He was a polygamist having four wives and twenty children.▼
{{Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
| NAMEname = Winder, = John RexR. Winder▼
| image = John R. Winder.jpg
| caption = Winder in 1901
| birth_name = John Rex Winder
| birth_date = {{birth date|1821|12|11}}
| PLACEbirth_place OF BIRTH = [[Biddenden]], Kent, England, United Kingdom▼
| death_date = {{death date and age|1910|03|27|1821|12|11}}
| PLACEdeath_place OF DEATH = [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, United States▼
| resting_place = [[Salt Lake City Cemetery]]
| resting_place_coordinates = {{Coord|40.777|-111.858|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Salt Lake City Cemetery}}
| signature = Signature of John Rex Winder (1821–1910).png
| spouse = Ellen Walters<br>Hannah Thompson<br>Elizabeth Parker<br>Maria Burnham
| children = 20
| position_or_quorum1 = First Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]]
| president1 = [[Joseph F. Smith]]
| start_date1 = {{start date|1901|10|17}}
| end_date1 = {{end date|1910|03|27}}
| predecessor1 = Joseph F. Smith
| successor1 = [[Anthon H. Lund]]
| ordination_reason1 = Reorganization of First Presidency after death of [[Lorenzo Snow]]
| reorganization1 = [[John Henry Smith]] added to the First Presidency; [[Joseph Fielding Smith]] ordained an [[Apostle (LDS Church)|Apostle]]
| position_or_quorum2 = Second Counselor in the [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|Presiding Bishopric]]
| president2 = [[William B. Preston (Mormon)|William B. Preston]]
| start_date2 = {{start date|1887|04|08}}
| end_date2 = {{end date|1901|10|17}}
| predecessor2 = [[John Q. Cannon]]
| successor2 = [[Orrin P. Miller]]
| ordination_reason2 = Excommunication of John Q. Cannon
| end_reason2 = Called as First Counselor in [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]]
| list_notes = Winder was a figure in politics and the militia in the [[Utah Territory|territory]]. He led the [[Nauvoo Legion]] to stop the advance of Johnston's Army in the [[Utah War]] of 1857. In the [[Black Hawk War (Utah)]], he fought as Adjutant General. Having never been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles prior to his call to the First Presidency, a rarity, there has been some dispute as to whether or not Winder was ordained an Apostle at the time of his appointment as first counselor. The LDS Church has no record of Winder being ordained to the office of Apostle.
| poly_date = September 30, 1855
| poly_wives = 4
| poly_notes =
| portals = LDS
}}▼
▲'''John Rex Winder''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɪ|n|d|ər}}; 11 December 11, 1821 &ndash; 10 March 27, 1910) was a leader and [[general authority]] of [[Thethe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). He was Second Counselor in the [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|Presiding Bishopric]] from 1887 to 1901, and First Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] to church [[President of the Church (LatterLDS Day SaintsChurch)|Church Presidentpresident]] [[Joseph F. Smith]] from 1901 until his death. He was well known for his business abilities, and influenced [[Heber J. Grant]]. He was also active in politics and the militia, participating in the [[Utah War]] and the [[Black Hawk War (Utah)]]. When the church came under heavy persecutiongovernment pressure for theirits beliefpractice inof [[plural marriage]], heWinder held the church's assets to keep them from being seized by the federal government. He was a polygamist havingand had four wives and twenty20 children.
 
==Early life==
John Rex [[Winder (surname)|Winder]] was born December 11, 1821 to Richard and Sophia Collins Winder in [[Biddenden]], [[England]]. He worked in several trades as a youth, settling into a position as a shoe and leather man in his twenties in [[London]]. There he married Ellen Walters in 1845. There also he was recruited to manage a shoe store in [[Liverpool]].
 
In the shoe store, he discovered [[Thethe LDS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] and joined as a member. In February 1853, he and his wife set out to Utah to join the church there. He traveled across the [[Atlantic Ocean]], nearly succumbing to [[smallpox]] on the way. He then traveled via steamboat up the [[Mississippi River]] to [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where he caught another boat leading up to [[Keokuk, Iowa|Keokuk]], [[Iowa]]. From there he traveled with a company of members heading towards [[Utah Territory]] under Joseph W. Young. They arrived safely on October 10, 1853.
 
==Utah life==
Engaged in leather work, heWinder was quite successful in several ventures. His business sense became recognized and eventually he found seats on several corporate boards. Of his ventures, one remains today: [[Winder Dairy]]. John R. Winder was generous with his wealth.: The poor, orphans, and widows benefited greatly from his efforts.
 
John R. Winder also became a figure in politics and the militia in the [[Utah Territory|territory]]. He led the [[Nauvoo Legion]] to stop the advance of Johnston's Army in the [[Utah War]] of 1857. In the [[Black Hawk War (Utah)]], he fought as Adjutant General. He was the chief aid to General [[Daniel H. Wells]], and wrote up the expense report submitted to congress at the conclusion of the conflict.
 
John R. Winder also served as chairman of the [[People's Party (Utah)|People's Party]]. His efforts to modernize the exercise of politics in the territory led from the church-dominated system to a [[two-party system]] much like the national political system. Serving as a delegate to several state [[Constitutional convention (political meeting)|constitutional conventions]], he was an instrument in Utah Territory achieving [[U.S. state|statehood]].
 
==General authority==
LDS Church [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|president]] [[John Taylor (1808-1887Mormon)|John Taylor]] called[[calling John(LDS R.Church)|called]] Winder to serve as Second Counselor to [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|Presiding Bishop]] [[William B. Preston (Mormon)|William B. Preston]] on April 8, 1887. During this time, the federal government began to antagonizeput more pressure on the church for its practice of [[plural marriage]]. After the passage of the [[Edmunds-TuckerEdmunds–Tucker Act]] in 1887, church leaders went into hiding and church assets were distributed to be kept from being seized. John R. Winder assisted many people on the run from the federal government, by helping to hide them or to post bail. His poplar farm on the south of the city served as a temporary Churchchurch headquarters for President John Taylor.
 
ChurchIn President1890, church president [[Wilford Woodruff]] approached John R. Winder, [[Charles W. Penrose]], and [[George Reynolds (Mormon)|George Reynolds]] to review and edit the manuscript of the [[1890 Manifesto|Manifesto]]. With the publication and announcement of the manifestoManifesto, federal persecutionpressure was stoppedalleviated.
 
Another significant contribution of John R. Winder during his tenure as Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric was his work on the interior of the [[Salt Lake Temple]]. He managed the interior work to be done, and completed it much ahead of schedule. That earned him praise from leaders of the church. After the dedication, John R. Winder served as First Assistant to [[Templetemple Presidentpresident]] [[Lorenzo Snow]]. HeWinder remained in the presidency of the temple until his death.
 
HeWinder was called to the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] as First Counselor to Presidentchurch president [[Joseph F. Smith]] on October 17, 1901. One of the notable efforts of that administration was the legal fight to get [[Reed Smoot (U. S. Senator)|Reed Smoot]] seated as a U.S. senator in the [[Smoot Hearings]]. TheyIn also1909, the First Presidency published a proclamation called ''"The Origin of Man''", in 1909 thatwhich clarified the Churchchurch's position on human evolution and reaffirmed that men are the children of God and were created by him.
 
Winder died on March 27, 1910 in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] of [[pneumonia]].<ref>[http://images.archives.utah.gov/data/81448/2229324/2229324_0000558.jpg State of Utah Death Certificate]</ref> He was buried at [[Salt Lake City Cemetery]]. [[Anthon H. Lund]] succeeded him as First Counselor in the First Presidency.▼
 
==Apostle?==
Having never been a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] prior to his call to the First Presidency, a situation which is a rarity in the LDS Church, there has been some dispute as to whether or not Winder was ordained an [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostleapostle]] at the time of his appointment asto the firstFirst counselorPresidency. The LDS Church has no record of Winder being ordained to the priesthood office of Apostleapostle.
 
==Family life==
John R. Winder married Ellen Walters in [[London]] in 1845. HeA practitioner of plural marriage, Winder married Hannah Thompson in [[Salt Lake City]] in 1855, Elizabeth Parker in 1857, and later, Maria Burnham in 1893. Through thesethe first three women he borefathered 2023 children.
 
Maria Burnham was from [[Fruitland, New Mexico|Fruitland]], [[New Mexico Territory]], where the LDS Church congregation was named the Burnham [[Ward (LDS Church)|Ward]] because of her family's prominence in the early history of the area.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''[[Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia]]''. (Salt Lake City: Jenson Historical Company, 1901) Vol. 1, p. 244.</ref>
 
==Death==
[[Image:JohnRWinderHeadstone.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Headstone of John R. Winder.]][[Image:JohnRWinderMonument.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Family monument of John R. Winder.]]
▲Winder died on March 27, 1910 in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], of [[pneumonia]].<ref>[http://imagesaxaem.archives.utah.gov/data/81448/2229324cgi-bin/2229324_0000558indexesresults.jpgcgi?RUNWHAT=IDXFILES&KEYPATH=IDX208420025230 State of Utah Death Certificate]</ref> He was buried at [[Salt Lake City Cemetery]]. [[Anthon H. Lund]] succeeded him as First Counselor in the First Presidency.
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File:JohnRWinderHeadstone.jpg|Headstone of John R. Winder
File:JohnRWinderMonument.jpg|Family monument of John R. Winder
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==See also==
*[[Winder (surname)]]
 
==Bibliography==
*{{cite book
|author= [[Michael K. Winder]]
|author-link= Michael K. Winder
|title= John R. Winder: Member of the First Presidency, Pioneer, Temple Builder, Dairyman
|year= 1999
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==Notes==
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==External links==
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*[{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205194440/http://gapages.com/windejr1.htm |title=Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages]|date=February 5, 2017}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvg2D_APUNo&t=14s John Rex Winder 200th Birthday Celebration]
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▲| SHORT DESCRIPTION = First Counselor in the First Presidency under Joseph F. Smith
| DATE OF BIRTH = December 11, 1821
▲| PLACE OF BIRTH = Biddenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
| DATE OF DEATH = March 10, 1910
▲| PLACE OF DEATH = Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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