Eureka Reporter | 1909-08-27 | Page 4 | Moses Thatcher Dead

lt MOSES DEAD ormer member of quorum of twelve apostles ends life s labors logan utah moses thatcher tor for merly a member of the quorum ot of twelve apostles ot of the church of jesus christ of latter Latt erday day saints died at his home in this city on saturday august 21 moses thatcher was born in san gamon county illinois rebr february uary 2 1842 with his father hezekiah Heze klah thatcher he came across the plains by ox team in 1847 and 1848 mr thatcher joined the church in gall cali fornia and later returned to utah to make his home being ordained an apostle in 1879 and has always been prominent in ecclesiastical affairs in 1896 mr air thatcher Tt atcher was a candi date for united states senator from utah but was defeated and in 1898 though he was ten tendered derea the senator ship by a majority of the legislature he declined to accept it since that time mr thatcher has not been active in public life lite his health has been poor and he has de voted his time to his business in teresta in logan