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Charles A. Callis
Charles Albert Callis (4 May 1865 – 21 January 1947) was a leader and missionary in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was ordained an apostle by church president Heber J. Grant on October 12, 1933, and remained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until his death.
Callis was born on 4 May 1865, in Dublin, Ireland, to John and Susannah Charlotte Callis. While living in England, Callis met LDS Church missionaries in Liverpool and joined the church along with his three siblings and their widowed mother. The Callis family immigrated to the Utah Territory in 1875 and settled in Davis County, Utah, first in Bountiful and later in Centerville. At age 16, Callis moved to Coalville in Summit County, where he worked in the coal mines for 11 years.
His mother later married Thomas Wallace Williams on July 25, 1878, and they had several children.
In 1891, Callis was elected constable of Coalville. In 1892, he served as a missionary in Wyoming under the direction of the Summit Stake. From December 1892 until June 1895, he served as a missionary in the British Isles, including time in the Liverpool Conference. He later served as a missionary in Iowa.
In 1896, at the age of 31, Callis was elected to the Utah House of Representatives; he served in the 1st Utah State Legislature. In 1898, Callis became the attorney for Summit County.
In 1902, Callis married Grace Elizabeth Pack, a granddaughter of John Pack, and they were the parents of eight children.
Callis, his wife, and their two daughters moved to Florida in 1905 to perform missionary work. Callis was soon admitted to the Florida bar, and he worked to defend church missionaries in legal cases, such as the 1907 case against George Perry in Darlington, South Carolina. In 1907, the Callis family returned home to Utah, but were almost immediately sent back to the southern United States, this time with Callis appointed to head the South Carolina Conference.
In 1908, Callis was called as president of the church's Southern States Mission, succeeding Ben E. Rich. He held this position until his call as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve in 1933. When he began his tenure as mission president, he presided over 250 missionaries spread across 10 states.
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Charles A. Callis
Charles Albert Callis (4 May 1865 – 21 January 1947) was a leader and missionary in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was ordained an apostle by church president Heber J. Grant on October 12, 1933, and remained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until his death.
Callis was born on 4 May 1865, in Dublin, Ireland, to John and Susannah Charlotte Callis. While living in England, Callis met LDS Church missionaries in Liverpool and joined the church along with his three siblings and their widowed mother. The Callis family immigrated to the Utah Territory in 1875 and settled in Davis County, Utah, first in Bountiful and later in Centerville. At age 16, Callis moved to Coalville in Summit County, where he worked in the coal mines for 11 years.
His mother later married Thomas Wallace Williams on July 25, 1878, and they had several children.
In 1891, Callis was elected constable of Coalville. In 1892, he served as a missionary in Wyoming under the direction of the Summit Stake. From December 1892 until June 1895, he served as a missionary in the British Isles, including time in the Liverpool Conference. He later served as a missionary in Iowa.
In 1896, at the age of 31, Callis was elected to the Utah House of Representatives; he served in the 1st Utah State Legislature. In 1898, Callis became the attorney for Summit County.
In 1902, Callis married Grace Elizabeth Pack, a granddaughter of John Pack, and they were the parents of eight children.
Callis, his wife, and their two daughters moved to Florida in 1905 to perform missionary work. Callis was soon admitted to the Florida bar, and he worked to defend church missionaries in legal cases, such as the 1907 case against George Perry in Darlington, South Carolina. In 1907, the Callis family returned home to Utah, but were almost immediately sent back to the southern United States, this time with Callis appointed to head the South Carolina Conference.
In 1908, Callis was called as president of the church's Southern States Mission, succeeding Ben E. Rich. He held this position until his call as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve in 1933. When he began his tenure as mission president, he presided over 250 missionaries spread across 10 states.