What is Oscar W. McConkie Jr.?
'''Oscar Walter McConkie Jr.''' (May 26, 1926 &ndash; November 2, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] politician and attorney. He was a leader in [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). He was the president of the [[Utah State Senate]] from 1965 to 1966.<ref name=Matthews>{{cite news | author=De Groote, Michael | title=Robert J. Matthews, key to LDS edition of Bible, dies | work=[[Deseret News]] | date=August 31, 2009 | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705327013/Robert-J-Matthews-key-to-LDS-edition-of-Bible-dies.html | access-date=2009-09-05 | archive-date=2009-09-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905162711/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705327013/Robert-J-Matthews-key-to-LDS-edition-of-Bible-dies.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> He authored several popular books on [[Mormon literature|Latter-day Saint subjects]]. He was born in [[Monticello, Utah]]. McConkie Jr. died on November 2, 2020 from [[COVID-19]] in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]] at the age of 94.<ref>[https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/lds-democrat-and-legal-giant-oscar-mcconkie-jr-dies-at-94-of-covid-complications LDS Democrat and legal giant Oscar McConkie Jr. dies at 94 of COVID complications]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:mcConkie Jr., Oscar}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:Lawyers from Utah]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]] [[Category:Writers from Utah]] [[Category:Politicians from Utah]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}