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ORSON PRATT (1811–1881)

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ORSON

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PRATT (1811–1881)  , Mormon apostle, was
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born of humble parents at
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Hartford, New
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York . In 183o he joined the Mormon
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Church, becoming a member of its
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council of twelve in 1834 and one of its twelve apostles in 1835 .
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Pratt was also a mathematician of some
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note . He was
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professor of
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mathematics in the university of Deseret and wrote several books on this subject, these including Cubic and
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Biquadratic Equations (1866) . He was a member, and several times
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speaker, of the
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Utah
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House of Representatives . Among his writings may be mentioned
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Key to the Universe (1866), and The
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Bible and
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Polygamy (187o) .

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