Chancey Whiting
| Chancey Whiting, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) | |
| June 30, 1867 – June 7, 1902 | |
| Called by | Alpheus Cutler |
| Predecessor | Alpheus Cutler |
| Successor | Isaac Whiting |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 19, 1819 Portage County, Ohio, United States |
| Died | June 7, 1902 (aged 82) Clitherall, Minnesota, United States |
| Resting place | Mt. Pleasant Cemetery 46°16′08″N 95°39′22″W / 46.269°N 95.656°W |
| Spouse(s) | Editha Ann Whiting |
| Parents | Elisha Whiting Sally Hullet |
Chancey Whiting, Sr. (19 August 1819 - 7 June 1902) was a Latter Day Saint leader who served as the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) from 1864 to 1902, following the death of Cutlerite founder Alpheus Cutler. During his tenure, the Cutlerites (as they had come to be called) relocated from Manti, Iowa to Clitherall, Minnesota in response to an alleged vision seen by Cutler prior to his death.
Whiting was born on 19 August 1819 in Portage County, Ohio, the fifth child and second son of Elisha Whiting, a wagon maker and veteran of the War of 1812, and Sally Hullet. His family were early converts to the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints), founded by Joseph Smith, who had founded the church after publishing the Book of Mormon in 1830. Accompanying his family and other Latter Day Saints to Caldwell County, Missouri in 1836, Whiting was expelled from the state with other Mormons in 1838, following the issuance of the so-called "Extermination Order" by governor Lilburn Boggs.
Setting in Adams County, Illinois, Whiting and his family initially followed the leadership of Brigham Young and the Quorum of Twelve Apostles after the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844. However, once Alpheus Cutler made the decision to leave Young's organization, Whiting chose to follow him and settled in Manti, Iowa with other Cutlerites. Here he became Second Counselor in Cutler's newly formed Church of Jesus Christ, which Cutler "reorganized" in 1853.
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