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Wright, Joseph Brigham 1861 -

Wright, Joseph Brigham, Bishop of the Midvale Ward, East Jordan Stake, Utah, from 1902 to 1915, was born May 17, 1861, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, a son of Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Smith.

He was baptized when eighteen years old, emigrated to Utah in 1883, was ordained a High Priest Dec. 15, 1895, by Joseph E. Taylor, and was ordained a Bishop April 7, 1902, by John R. Winder.

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 4, p.459

 



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