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Show 325 BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA HART, Charles H., president of the Canadian Mission from 1927 to 1930, died Sept. 29, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (See Bio. Ency., Vol. 3, p. 748.) TAYLOR, John W., president of the Colorado Mission from 1896 to 1901. (See Bio. Ency., Vol. I, p. 151.) PRATT, Parley P., was the first president of the Canadian Mission, who practically opened the mission for permanent missionary work in 1836. There have been Saints in Canada since 1832, but the small branches raised up in the Dominion of Canada belonged to missions in the United States until 1920. (See Bio. Eney., Vol. I, p. 83.) Central States Mission Presidents: James G. Duffin, 190·11906; Samuel O. Bennion, 1906-193:l. DUFFIN, James G., pl:esident of the Central States Mission from 1904 Colorado ~::lission Presidents: John W. Taylor, 18961901; Joseph A. McRae, 1901-1907. (The Colorado Mission was continued as the Western States Mission in 1907.) McRAE, Joseph A., president of the Co'lorado Mission from 1901 to 1907, was born Mareh 19, 1865, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Jos. McRae and Maria Taylor. He was baptized in 1873, and set apart for a mission to Colorado March 19, 1899. He was made president of the Mission March 7, 1901, and acted in that capacity until his release in 1907. to 1906, died May 20, 1921. Elley., Vol. I, p. 537.) (See Bio. |
