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David O. McKay

David O. McKay AKA David Oman McKay

Born: 8-Sep-1873
Birthplace: Huntsville, UT
Died: 18-Jan-1970
Location of death: Salt Lake City, UT
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, UT

Gender: Male
Religion: Mormon
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Religion

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President of the Mormon Church, 1951-70

Father: David McKay
Mother: Jennette Eveline Evans
Brother: Thomas Evans McKay (LDS official, b. 1875, d. 1958)
Wife: Emma Ray Riggs (m. 2-Jan-1901)
Son: David Lawrence McKay (LDS official, b. 30-Sep-1901, d. 27-Oct-1993)

University: University of Utah (1897)
Administrator: Regent, University of Utah (1921-22)

President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1951-70)
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles President (1950-51)
Religious Mission: Mormon to Scotland
Scottish Ancestry Paternal
Welsh Ancestry Maternal

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