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S. Dilworth Young

1897 – 1981

Member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's First Quorum of Seventy

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Lived 1897 – 1981 (aged 83). S. Dilworth Young was an American writer.

Seymour Dilworth Young (September 7, 1897 – July 9, 1981) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1945 until his death.

From 1945 to 1975, Young was a member of the church's First Council of the Seventy. In 1975, he was sustained a member of the newly created First Quorum of Seventy. He served in the United States military during World War I. After the war he served as a missionary in the Central States Mission.

Young was known as an author and poet among members of the church. Young authored a biography of his great-great-uncle, LDS Church president Brigham Young. Many of Dilworth Young's poems have been published in the Ensign. He was born to Seymour B. Young, Jr. and Carlie Louine Clawson. Young was the grandson of Latter-day Saint leader Seymour B. Young, the nephew of Levi E. Young and the great-grandson of Joseph Young. He was also a descendant of Edward Partridge. One of Young's early American ancestors, Thomas Bascom, a founder of Windsor, Connecticut, was of French Basque and French Huguenot descent. Young married Gladys Pratt and had two children, one of whom died in World War II. Following his first wife's death, Young married Huldah Parker.

From 1947 to 1951, Young was president of the church's New England Mission.

Young is the subject of a biography by his grandson, Benson Y. Parkinson (Covenant, 1994).

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Weber State University
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Who was S. Dilworth Young?

Member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's First Quorum of Seventy

When was S. Dilworth Young born?

S. Dilworth Young was born on 7 September 1897 in Salt Lake City.

When did S. Dilworth Young die?

S. Dilworth Young died on 9 July 1981 in Salt Lake City.

What was S. Dilworth Young's occupation?

S. Dilworth Young was a writer.

What nationality was S. Dilworth Young?

S. Dilworth Young was American.

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· Wikipedia: S. Dilworth Young

· Wikidata: Q7387447

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