1. Albert Carrington was an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
13 Facts About Albert Carrington
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Albert Carrington graduated from Dartmouth College in 1833 and taught school and studied law in Pennsylvania.
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In January 1846, Albert Carrington took Mary Rock as a plural wife.
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Albert Carrington was the editor of the LDS Church-owned Deseret News from 1854 to 1856 and again from 1862 until 1867.
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Albert Carrington was elected multiple times to the Legislative Council in the Utah territorial legislature until 1868.
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Albert Carrington accompanied Stansbury to Washington, DC, in 1850 to report on the expedition's efforts and returned to Utah in 1851.
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Albert Carrington Island was named for him in honor of his contributions to the expedition.
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Albert Carrington became an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve on July 3,1870.
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Albert Carrington was the tenth official Church Historian of the LDS Church between 1871 and 1874.
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Albert Carrington was excommunicated from the LDS Church by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on November 6,1885, for adultery, fornication, and "lewd and lascivious conduct".
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On his deathbed, Albert Carrington received permission to be ordained an elder so that he could be buried in his temple robes.
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Cannon arrived at 3:57 pm but Albert Carrington had died at 3:42 pm.
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Albert Carrington died at Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, at age 76, and was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.