 1873 - 1970 (96 years) Has more than 100 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
David Oman McKay |
| Birth |
8 Sep 1873 |
Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
6 Aug 1897 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCW-BGV |
| Death |
18 Jan 1970 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I89710 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
David McKay, b. 3 May 1844, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland d. 10 Nov 1917 (Age 73 years) |
| Mother |
Jennette Eveline Evans, b. 28 Aug 1850, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 5 Jan 1905, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Apr 1867 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F29916 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Emma Ray Riggs, b. 23 Jun 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Marriage |
2 Jan 1901 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. David Lawrence McKay, b. 30 Sep 1901, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States d. 27 Oct 1993, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 92 years) |
| | 2. Llewelyn Riggs McKay, b. 5 Jun 1904, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States d. 2 Jan 1975, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 70 years) |
| | 3. Louise Jeanette McKay, b. 13 Oct 1906, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States d. 16 Dec 2002, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 96 years) |
| | 4. Royle Riggs McKay, b. 21 Oct 1909, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States d. 9 Apr 1912, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 2 years) |
| | 5. Emma Rae McKay, b. 12 Dec 1913, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States d. 3 Feb 2006, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 92 years) |
| | 6. Edward Riggs McKay, b. 5 Oct 1915, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States d. 5 Sep 2008 (Age 92 years) |
| | 7. Robert Riggs McKay, b. 4 Sep 1920, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States d. 11 May 2013 (Age 92 years) |
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| Family ID |
F29918 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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 | Birth - 8 Sep 1873 - Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 6 Aug 1897 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 2 Jan 1901 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Death - 18 Jan 1970 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He was an American religious leader and educator who served as the nin t h president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Chu rc h) from 1951 until his death in 1970. Ordained an apostle and member o f t he Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1906, McKay was a general authori ty f or nearly 64 years, longer than anyone else in LDS Church history, e xcep t Eldred G. Smith (although Smith was in office for 66 years, he wa s no t active therein for the final 34 years).
President Heber J. Grant chose McKay to serve as Second Counselor in t h e First Presidency in 1934. He served in the presidency under church pr es ident Grant, and then under George Albert Smith Smith until 1951. In 1 95 0 he also became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles when h i s predecessor George F. Richards passed, making McKay the second most s en ior apostle after the church's president. He was set apart as presiden t o f the church on April 9, 1951 upon Smith's death. He was 77 years ol d upo n assuming the presidency, and served for 19 years until his death . Durin g this time, the number of members and stakes in the LDS Church n early tr ipled, from 1.1 million to 2.8 million, and 184 to 500 respectiv ely.
McKay was an outspoken critic of communism, opposing its perceived athei s t underpinnings and denial of freedom of choice. Similarly, communist n at ions generally forbid proselytizing by the LDS Church and most other r eli gions.
In 1951, McKay began plans for what eventually became BYU-Hawaii. In 19 5 4 he made another trip around the world, visiting Brazil, South Africa , F iji, Tonga, and other countries.
Under McKay's administration, the LDS Church's stance on Africans holdi n g the priesthood was softened. Beginning in the mid-1950s, members of s us pected African descent no longer needed to prove their lineage was no t Af rican, allowing dark-skinned members to receive the priesthood unles s i t was proved that they were of African descent. This policy improve d pros elytizing in racially mixed areas, such as South America and Sout h Africa . Blacks of verifiable African descent (including most in the Un ited Stat es) were not permitted to hold the priesthood until eight year s after McK ay's death.
Beginning in 1961, the LDS Church spearheaded the Priesthood Correlati o n Program. By the 1970s, all church organizations were placed under dir ec t priesthood leadership. These organizations became known as auxiliar y or ganizations, which continue to the present.
Film director Cecil B. DeMille consulted with McKay during the producti o n of his 1956 epic film The Ten Commandments, forming a friendship unt i l DeMille's death. McKay invited DeMille to BYU, where he delivered a c om mencement address in 1957.
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