Willard Richards was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as second counselor to church president Brigham Young in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death.
- Occupation
- journalist, postmaster
- Position held
- apostle, Church Historian and Recorder, editor-in-chief
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 24, 1804
- Died
- March 11, 1854
