Orson Ferguson Whitney, born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1906 until his death.
ca. 1870-1875
Grave marker of Orson F. Whitney.
The Deseret News is a multi-platform newspaper based in Salt Lake City, published by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Founded in 1850, it was the first newspaper to be published in Utah. The publication's name is from the geographic area of Deseret identified by Utah's pioneer settlers, and much of the publication's reporting is rooted in that region.
Front page of the first issue of the Deseret News, published June 15, 1850
The Utah Territorial Statehouse, home of the News during the Utah War
An early News printing press displayed in the statehouse basement
The Deseret Store, home of the Deseret News from 1851 to 1854 and 1862–1903