Wilson Law
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Wilson Law (26 February 1806 – 15 October 1876) was an Irish-American early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, known for his civic leadership roles and later dissent within the church.
He was born in Ireland and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1820, settling in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Commerce, Illinois, later Nauvoo the late 1830s. His younger brother, William Law, had joined the church a few years earlier.
Leadership in Nauvoo
By 1839, Law was ordained an elder. In Nauvoo, he held several significant civic positions, including serving in the Nauvoo Legion, the Nauvoo Masonic Lodge, and the Nauvoo City Council.[1]
