Floyd Marion McDowell (26 March 1889 – 27 October 1964) was an American leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church). McDowell was a member of the church's First Presidency from 1922 to 1938. McDowell was born in Excelsior, Wisconsin. He attended Graceland College from 1907 to 1909, and he later received degrees from Iowa State University ( BA, 1911), Clark University ( MA, 1914), and University of Iowa ( Ph.D., 1918). He lived most of his life in Lamoni, Iowa, where the RLDS Church headquarters were located. On 2 October 1922, McDowell was selected as a counselor to RLDS Church president

Frederick M. Smith Frederick Madison Smith (January 21, 1874 – March 20, 1946), generally known among his followers as "Fred M.", was an American religious leader and author and the third Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...

in the church's First Presidency. In April 1938, McDowell's fellow counselor Elbert A. Smith was released;Doctrine and Covenants 137:4
. later that year, McDowell resigned as a member of the First Presidency. Frederick Smith selected

Israel A. Smith Israel Alexander Smith (February 2, 1876 – June 14, 1958) was the fourth son of Joseph Smith III and a grandson of Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Israel A. Smith succeeded his brother, Frederick M. Smith, as ...

and Lemuel F. P. Curry to succeed Elbert Smith and McDowell. After his resignation, McDowell became the RLDS Church's Director of Priesthood Education, a position he held until 1954, when he became a patriarch in the church. From 1922 to 1952, McDowell was also a member of the Board of Trustees of Graceland College.

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Roy Cheville Roy A. Cheville (October 2, 1897–April 6, 1986) was a religious leader, theologian and educator in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church), which became Community of Christ in 2001. Cheville graduated from G ...

(1970). ''They Made a Difference'' (Independence, Mo.: Herald House) pp. 327–338 *''History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints'' 7:709–711 *"Obituary: Floyd M. McDowell", '' Saints' Herald'', vol. 111, no. 23, pp. 822–823 (1964) 1889 births 1964 deaths American leaders of the Community of Christ Clark University alumni Graceland University alumni Members of the First Presidency (Community of Christ) People from Lamoni, Iowa People from Richland County, Wisconsin University of Iowa alumni Iowa State University alumni Doctrine and Covenants people {{LDS-stub