Bishop, Francis Gladden

Biography

19 June 18091–30 Nov. 1864.2 Watchmaker, minister.3 Born at Livonia, Ontario Co., New York.4 Son of Isaac Gates Bishop and Mary Hyde.5 Served as minister in Freewill Baptist Church, by 1831.6 Baptized into LDS church and ordained an elder, 2 July 1832, in Olean Point (later Olean), Cattaraugus Co., New York.7 Engaged in extensive missionary work from North Carolina to Upper Canada, 1833–1840.8 Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836.9 Ordained a seventy, Feb. 1836, in Kirtland.10 Appointed secretary of church conference held in Rochester, Columbiana Co., Ohio, 28 Oct. 1837.11 Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1842.12 Excommunicated, 11 Mar. 1842, in Nauvoo.13 Organized schismatic movement called “Kingdom of God,” 1842.14 Lived at Kirtland, 1850.15 Participated in eight religious movements, 1847–ca. 1860.16 Moved to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, by Mar. 1853.17 Moved to Cincinnati, by Apr. 1855.18 Appointed Indian agent for Utah Territory, spring 1858;19 maintained a residence in Little Sioux, Harrison Co., Iowa, until 1860.20 Resided in Denver and Golden City, Jefferson Co., Colorado, early 1860s.21 Moved to Salt Lake City, after Mar. 1864.22 Died in Salt Lake City.23

Links

• papers

• History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
• History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
• Elders’ Journal, November 1837
• History, 1834–1836
• History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
• Journal, 1835–1836
• Journal, December 1841–December 1842
• Letterbook 2
• License for Gladden Bishop, 14 April 1840
• Minute Book 1
• Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1840
• Minutes, 16 January 1836
• Minutes, 23 March 1833–B
• Times and Seasons, 1 April 1842
• Warrant, 21 October 1833