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| name = Josephine Richards West
| image = Josephine R. West.jpg
| image_size =
| alt = Photo of Josephine Richards West
| caption =
| birth_name = Josephine Richards
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1853|05|25|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1933|04|23|1853|05|25|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Logan, Utah, United States
| death_cause = pneumonia
| resting_place = Ogden City Cemetery
| resting_place_coordinates = {{Coord|41.233|-111.962|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Ogden City Cemetery}}
| spouse = Joseph A. West
| children = 7, including
  Franklin L. West
| parents = Franklin D. Richards
Jane Snyder
| position_or_quorum1 = Second Counselor in the general presidency of the Primary
| called_by1 = Louie B. Felt
| ordination_reason1 =
| predecessor1 = Clara C. M. Cannon
| successor1 = Clara W. Beebe
| start_date1 = 1895
| end_date1 = 1905}}

Josephine Richards West (May 25, 1853 – April 23, 1933) was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was a suffragist from Utah Territory.

Josephine Richards was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, to Franklin D. Richards and Jane Snyder. In 1873 she married Joseph A. West; they resided in Ogden, Utah.

Richards was a member of the general board of the Primary Association of the LDS Church from 1893 until her death. In 1896, she succeeded Clara C. M. Cannon as second counselor to Louie B. Felt in the general presidency of the Primary. West served in this capacity until 1905, when she was succeeded by Clara W. Beebe.

West was a suffragist and twice served as a delegate from Utah Territory to women's suffrage conferences in Washington, D.C.

West was the mother of Franklin L. West, a leader and educator in the LDS Church.

West died of pneumonia at Logan, Utah and is buried in the Ogden City Cemetery.

References

  • Andrew Jenson. Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia 4:303.
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Quinn | first1 = D. Michael | authorlink1 = D. Michael Quinn |date=January 1980 | title = They Served: The Richards Legacy in the Church | journal = Ensign | location = Salt Lake City, Utah | publisher = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | isbn = | accessdate = May 30, 2012 | url = http://www.lds.org/ensign/1980/01/they-served-the-richards-legacy-in-the-church?lang=eng}}

External links

  • {{find a grave|27027814}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021184452/http://images.archives.utah.gov/data/81448/2259931/2259931_0000854.jpg State of Utah Death Certificate]
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