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Bryant S. Hinckley
Bryant Stringham Hinckley (1867-1961) was an American author, religious speaker, civic leader and educator. He served as a prominent mid-level leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai...view moreBryant Stringham Hinckley (1867-1961) was an American author, religious speaker, civic leader and educator. He served as a prominent mid-level leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the early 20th century.
Born in Coalville, Utah on July 9, 1867, to Ira Nathaniel Hinckley and his wife Angeline Wilcox Noble, Hinckley attended the Brigham Young Academy, where he studied under Karl G. Maeser. He won a contest to be the speaker at his commencement, and would be noted the rest of his life as a great orator.
He was president of the Liberty Stake in Salt Lake City from 1919-1936, which was then the largest stake in the church with about 20,000 members. He served on the general board of the LDS Church’s organization for young men, the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association, from 1900-1925. While on this board he moved for the adoption of the Boy Scout program by the church. He had also been on one of the committees that led to the establishment of the Improvement Era.
From 1936-1939, Hinckley was president of the Northern States Mission of the LDS Church, which was based in Chicago. While serving in this position he represented the church at the dedication of the monument to the Mormon handcart pioneers in Iowa City erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1936. That same year Hinckley organized the first branch of the Church in Lansing, Michigan, and was involved in organizing the celebration of the centennial of Nauvoo in 1939.
After the end of his mission in 1939, he served as secretary to the Church Board of Education, working with the LDS seminary program; a scholarship at LDS Business College is named after Hinckley. From 1940-1941, Hinckley served as the President of the BYU Alumni Association. While in this office he was responsible for the formation of the emeritus club, of which he later served as the leader.
Hinckley passed away on June 5, 1961, aged 93.view less