▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁from ▁Ut ah ▁First ▁L atter - day ▁Saint ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁( C annon ▁later ▁left ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁bitter ▁anti - M orm on .) ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Re ed ▁Sm oot ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁in ▁Ut ah . ▁First ▁L DS ▁Church ▁General ▁Author ity ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Israel ▁A . ▁Smith ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Iowa ▁State ▁Legisl ature . ▁First ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement ▁founder ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁political ▁office . ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁George ▁S uther land ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁J . ▁Re uben ▁Clark ▁appointed ▁U . S . ▁Under secret ary ▁of ▁State . ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁J . ▁Re uben ▁Clark ▁appointed ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Ber keley ▁B unker ▁appointed ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁from ▁Nev ada . ▁First ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁to ▁hold ▁national ▁office ▁from ▁Nev ada . ▁First ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁from ▁outside ▁Ut ah . ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Ber keley ▁B unker ▁elected ▁to ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Nev ada . ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Ez ra ▁T aft ▁B enson ▁appointed ▁U . S .